Community members lend a helping hand to scared families following ICE raids
Volunteers with Building Healthy Communities have gathered to make food boxes for local families that may be too scared to leave their homes following recent immigration raids across the country.
Kern County Law Library expungement clinic set for August 1
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Law Library is holding an expungement clinic August 1. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be held in person at 1600 E. Belle Terrace and via Zoom. To attend on Zoom, register here.
Water usage rate to increase over 30% as early as July 1 in Bakersfield
That comes out to $11.48 more a month for the average household, mainly impacting residents West of Highway 99.
Kern County Sheriff’s pursuit ends in fatal crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Kern County Sheriff's pursuit ended in a fatal crash on Tuesday, June 10. The incident began just after 9 p.m. when a sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a white Buick Century for traffic violations on Famoso Porterville Highway near County Line Road. The driver...
Anti-ICE protesters gather near Valley Plaza on Wednesday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — About a dozen people gathered in the corner of Ming Avenue and Wible Road on Wednesday afternoon to protest the recent immigration raids in Los Angeles. Organizers of the protests said this is their way of speaking out for those who cannot speak for themselves. Another protest is expected...
Rapid Response Network of Kern informs community following raids in LA
The Rapid Response Network of Kern has officially deployed their volunteers into the community to provide assistance following fears from recent immigration raids in Los Angeles.
BPD asks community to help find at-risk missing woman last seen Monday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department asked the public to assist in locating a woman who went missing on Truxtun Avenue Monday evening. Glory Hardeman-Varela was last seen at about 7:43 p.m. in the 600 block of Truxtun Avenue. Hardeman-Varela is considered at-risk due to mental health...
fatal attack at kern valley state prison
A death row inmate is dead following an attack by another inmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. Officials say Julian Mendez, 46, died after being assaulted by Mario Renteria, 36, on Friday. Authorities say a larger brawl involving more than thirty other prisoners broke out during the attack.
Video footage, cellphone data led to capture of suspects in 2022 Steele Ave shooting:...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Surveillance video and cellphone GPS data helped detectives nab three people who are scheduled for trial this month in the 2022 shooting death of a bicyclist in east Bakersfield. Shugie Marie Rubio, 44, Fernando Cabe, 33, and Angelo Anthony Cabezuela, 30, are charged with first-degree...
1 arrested on Chester Lane after barricaded subject forces SWAT callout: police
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department SWAT unit responded to the scene of a barricaded subject Wednesday afternoon. At least one person was arrested during the incident in the 3200 block of Chester Lane on June 11, according to the department. It is unclear if anyone was injured at this time....