Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Hard Rock Casino Tejon is set to host two job fairs for all positions. The first job fair is set for Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the second one is scheduled for Aug. 27 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Both will be held at the […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who killed his cellmate at North Kern State Prison in Delano was sentenced Wednesday to 85 years to life in prison, according to court records. Willie Clay III, 36, was found guilty last month of first-degree murder and aggravated assault in the death of 63-year-old Lawrence Tate....

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (TCN) -- A man was recently convicted of hitting a 61-year-old man, causing him to fall and later die. The Kern County District Attorney's Office announced that a jury found Jeffrey Sellers guilty on Aug. 12 of multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter, assault with force likely to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — On Wednesday morning, thousands of students returned to school, marking the start of a new academic year. At McKinley Elementary School, students lined up at the gate, eager to begin their day. Parents expressed their excitement about the return to in-person learning. Esteban Ponce, a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – If you’ve lived in the area more than a week, you have almost certainly seen them: La Rosa fruit bars, the pride of East Bakersfield. The company is celebrating its 45th year, but it’s also mourning its namesake, co-founder Rosa Garcia Diaz, who died this month. “La Rosa” Diaz passed away...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the driver and passenger who died after their vehicle crashed into a guardrail on Highway 99 on Friday. Alexes Napoleon Perez Rivera, 20, of Bakersfield, was the driver of a vehicle that was traveling southbound on Highway 99 north of Union...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A vigil was held Tuesday afternoon for Juana Guerrero, the 16-year-old killed in a suspected DUI crash on Sunday. Family and friends of Guerrero attended the vigil, showing support for her sudden passing. “We wanted to thank everybody in the Bakersfield area who has come out and shown all...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Dylan Brar, the founder of “One Shot at a Time,” presented the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County with a $30 thousand check Monday. Brar said his non-profit is aimed to help kids of the Boys & Girls Clubs and to teach as many people as he can to play […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in the Highway 99 crash on August 8 as Alexes Napoleon Perez Rivera and Samuel Ignacio Hernandez Cervantes, both 20 years old. The California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a solo-vehicle...

A 47-year-old man who died in a car crash has been identified by the Kern County Coroner's Office.