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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A fire burned over 1,000 acres near Highway 46 and Highway 33 in Blackwells Corner on Saturday. The Kern County Fire Department said on Saturday, July 11, at 10:02 a.m., crews were called to a reported vegetation fire south of Highway 46 and west of Highway 33 in the area of Blackwells

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 38-year-old man. Police said Ezequiel Villicana-Arredondo was last seen on Monday, July 6, 2026, in the 5100 block of Canyon Peak Drive, near Oswell Street. Villicana-Arredondo is likely to be...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (1:20 P.M.): BPD said Samuel was found. The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for help in finding a missing 16-year-old boy. Police said Samuel Matthew Lara was last seen on July 13, 2026, at 9 a.m., in the 1000 block of S Tulare Street, near Union and California Avenues.

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Fire Department said that starting July 1, 2026, the department will begin billing licensed adult care facilities for non-emergency help-up calls where no injury or medical problem exists. In a social media post, the department said, “This change is intended to encourag

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One man is dead and another is wounded after a stabbing in southwest Bakersfield early Monday morning. Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 4500 block of Frazier Avenue around 4:30 a.m. for the report of a stabbing. Upon deputy arrival, two men were found wo

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A new planned development in northwest Bakersfield has the community buzzing with excitement amid discussions of potential stores and restaurants, but all tenants — except two — are still shrouded in mystery. The Riverview Marketplace is set to be over 46 acres in the southwest corner of Ro

Southern California experienced a notable cluster of earthquakes over a short period, coinciding with scientific findings that certain segments of the San Andreas fault system are under the highest levels of tectonic stress seen in the past 1,000 years. While the quakes themselves caused no reported injuries or signifi

The epicenter was between Ridgecrest to the north and Edwards Air Force base to the south.

Venezuela earthquakes killed 4,100+ people. A Bakersfield resident shares how her family in La Guaira is coping.