1 dead, 2 hurt in fiery SE Bakersfield crash caught on video
The crash involved a Dodge Charger and a white BMW that burst into flames video from the scene showed.
Seven months since teen’s death at The Marketplace
Seven months after a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed outside The Marketplace shopping center, the community is still waiting for answers — and for charges to be filed.
BPD requests public’s help finding 13-year-old last seen Friday on Cedar St
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department asked the community to assist in locating a 13-year-old girl who was last seen on Friday. Annmarie Sanchez, 13, was last seen June 6 in the 100 block of Cedar Street. Sanchez is considered at-risk due to her age and having no history of running away,...
Two hospitalized after multiple-vehicle accident on Highway 119
At least two people were transported by ambulance from the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision on Highway 119 just north of Valley Acres Tuesday morning. The accident scene was located near Tamarisk and involved a tractor trailer, two pickups and a passenger vehicle, a California Highway Patrol sergeant said. The...
2nd defendant arraigned in 2020 killing of convenience store clerk
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One of two men facing murder and attempted robbery charges in connection with the shooting death of a convenience store clerk in 2020 was arraigned Monday afternoon. Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Miles Clancy and his next hearing date was scheduled June 20. Clancy is being...
Woman indicted for $2.5 million hospice fraud in Fresno and Kern counties
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging 34-year-old Jessa Zayas of Santa Clarita with health care fraud and aggravated identity theft for submitting millions of dollars in fraudulent claims for hospice care to Medicare in Fresno and Kern counties. Hospice is a...
Bakersfield fire warning residents of fine that will come with illegal firework usage ahead...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Fire Department is now warning residents about a fine that will come with using fireworks illegally and what days and hours residents can use fireworks. Residents are advised to use fireworks on July 2 and July 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. Fireworks are also to be used […]
Anti-ICE demonstrations continue in Bakersfield on Tuesday
About two dozen protesters chanted with megaphones and signs adorned with anti-ICE vernacular in front of the Kern Superior Court Building on Tuesday
Suspect in Flower St double homicide was paroled 6 days earlier
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One of the suspects charged in a shooting on Flower Street that killed two men was released from prison just six days earlier, according to prison records. Darwin Young Jr., 20, was sent to prison in 2024 after being convicted of carrying a loaded gun in public while active in a […]
Frankie the pup recovers from severe chemical burns now seeking a forever home
With dog dumping on the rise, sweet Frankie’s surviving painful chemical burns is now searching for the forever home. She's not the only one as Foster tales continues to see a trend of injured dogs.
