Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Drivers should prepare themselves for nighttime closures on Highway 99 this week as crews work to install bridge falsework. The closures will affect various sections of the highway and surrounding roads from July 13 to July 17. From Sunday, July 13, to Tuesday, July 15, southbound...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Library is offering a variety of engaging activities for the community this week. On Monday, the Beale Memorial Library will host an event courtesy of Fairytale Friends, with Mona expected to make an appearance at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday's lineup includes a presentation...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department requested the community’s assistance in finding a 16-year-old girl who went missing over the weekend. Gabriella Pauline Perez Vasquez, 16, was last seen at around 12:30 a.m. July 13, in the 12700 block of Molokai Drive. Vasquez is considered at-risk due...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man died after his vehicle veered off Highway 99 and overturned north of Bakersfield on Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP Bakersfield Area units responded to a report of a solo vehicle crash on Highway 99, south of Kimberlina Road, at about 7:38 p.m. The...

Officer initiated activity at Safe 1 Credit Union, W. Kern St. Disposition: Checks Ok. Officer initiated activity at Little Ceasar's Pizza, Kern St. Disposition: Checks Ok. Officer initiated activity at Woodrow St, Taft, CA. . Disposition: Checks Ok. 1:40 Vehicle Code - all other violations. Officer initiated...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Chapter of the NAACP is set to host a health and wellness panel on Monday, July 14. The event will take place at the Jaz Spot, located at 1410 Wible Rd., starting at 6 p.m. The community is invited to connect with health...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KERO) — Happy Monday!. This week is off to a hot start, expected to mark day four of the Valley’s current heat wave. A heat advisory is in effect through the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding areas, which expires Tuesday at 11p.m. High temperatures up to 105° are expected. Precautions to take...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County firefighters raced to put out a massive warehouse fire in Lamont that spread to a mobile home park Saturday night. The fire was reported at 9:47 p.m. in the 8000 block of Di Giorgio Road, according to the Kern County Fire Department. The fire destroyed three mobile homes and […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A man who attacked and killed a 54-year-old Superior Grocer employee, Juan Carlos Urvina, in January 2023, was convicted last week of voluntary manslaughter and related charges, announced the Kern County District Attorney's Office. On July 11, 2025, Demetrius Ford was found guilty by...

Bakersfield, California – A one-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car for over two hours while his mother allegedly went to a medical spa for a cosmetic lip injection appointment. Police say 20-year-old Maya Hernandez left her sons, 1-year-old Amillo Gutierrez and his 2-year-old brother, strapped in their...