3 arrested after taking women’s necklace off her neck at shopping mall: BPD
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been edited to clarify details in the story. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department arrested 3 juveniles after they forcibly removed a necklace from a woman’s neck at a shopping mall Wednesday. According to BPD, undercover detectives with the organized retail...
Three 18-year-olds plead not guilty in shooting death of man at Beale Park
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Three 18-year-old suspects accused of shooting 38-year-old Mario Cortez Flores at Beale Park on March 13 pleaded not guilty this week, according to Kern County court records. Flores later died at Kern Medical. Brayden Ari Mendez, Joshua Ronald Holguin, and Alexa Marmolejo pleaded not...
Bakersfield, CA’s Unexpected Pizza Obsession: One Tiny Shop, Endless Cheese Pulls
In a busy West Bakersfield shopping center, Flames Pizza looks like just another strip-mall slice spot—right up until that first box opens and you’re hit with the sight and aroma of blistered cheese and a glistening, buttery crust. Locals started talking fast, and soon, reviews, a detailed full...
Driver killed in solo crash on Elk Hills Road near Taft: CHP
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 30-year-old Lamont man was killed early Thursday when his car crashed and overturned in the Taft area, according to the California Highway Patrol. On Thursday, March 19, 2026, at about 2:02 a.m., the CHP Bakersfield Communications Center received a report of a solo-vehicle crash on...
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2 take plea deals in stabbing attack near Kern County Fairgrounds
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Wasco gang member accused of stabbing two people near the Kern County Fairgrounds has pleaded no contest to an assault charge, court records show. Jessie Daniel Gonzalez, 30, entered the no contest plea Wednesday and is scheduled to be sentenced June 10 to six years in prison,...
2 Eastside Crips sentenced in deadly V St shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two Eastside Crips gang members were sentenced Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a rival gang member in central Bakersfield. Rodney Gipson, 37, pleaded no contest to first-degree murder with gun and gang charges and was sentenced to 25 years to life plus 10 years, according to the...
Coroner: Wasco workplace death caused by traumatic asphyxia, ruled accidental
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office revealed the cause and manner of death for a man who died at a workplace in Wasco. Cal/OSHA said they were investigating a workplace death reported on January 30, 2026, in Wasco. According to Cal/OSHA, preliminary information found that...
Police: Three juvenile gang members arrested in robbing necklace from mother walking child
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three kids, who police say were gang members, were arrested after allegedly taking a woman’s necklace while she was walking with her child on Ming Avenue. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, detectives assigned to the Bakersfield Police Department’s...
Woman shot by Bakersfield police reconsidered for mental health diversion
Deashanay Holmes, a 26-year-old woman shot by Bakersfield police last year, is being reconsidered for mental health diversion.

















