Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Three men convicted of murdering a man in Bakersfield then burying his body in Arizona were sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Garret Cole, Juan Toscano and Javier Ontiveros were sentenced in the murder of Taylor Poulin of […]

Yesterday Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) sent an open letter to the sheriffs of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Imperial, and Kern Counties. AJSOCAL’s Director of Litigation, Sean F. Bigley, asks each sheriff to publicly commit to and implement a set of protections by Oct. 24, 2026, when vote centers open in most of these counties, ahead of the Nov.3 General Election. These commitments are not only rooted in lega

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection to a police shooting in south Bakersfield. Officials with the police department said the 16-year-old boy surrendered to police on Tuesday at about 2:40 p.m. and was arrested on a warrant for weapons charges. He was booked into the Kern County Juvenile Hall. No […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – The Bakersfield City Council is continuing its conversations about the jail bed implementation in the city and largely agreeing that the proposal needs to be studied and refined further.  In the City Council meeting on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Council unanimously approved to set aside $4 million to […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) McFarland Mayor Saul Ayon, elected in 2022, is running as a Republican for the California Assembly, saying Kern County needs a representative in Sacramento who will address the high cost of living. “Families are being crushed with the high cost of living, the affordability crisis and we...

A remote Kern County "living ghost town" is hoping to draw crowds this spooky season, thanks to the help of a ghost hunter offering tours of the historic, haunted halls.

State Route 58 in Kern County could soon become part of Interstate 40. The Federal government awarded a $1.37 million grant to the Kern Council of Governments to study State Route 58 between Interstate 5 to Interstate 15 in Barstow, considering what is needed for a potential re-designation to an interstate.

In 2023, the California Department of Motor Vehicles found time to write to Loren Chow. The letters warned that his wages could be garnished, his property seized and a lien placed on his home, all over late registration fees on a Nissan SUV, according to an investigation published Oct. 19 by CalMatters.

Hard Rock Casino Tejon is moving forward with a major expansion that includes a 400-room hotel, new amenities, and hundreds of expected jobs. The project is slated for completion in summer 2028.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — 60 to 80 people protesting near the Padre Hotel Tuesday night against ICE dispersed about 15 minutes after officers declared an unlawful assembly. No arrests were made. The Bakersfield Police Department said on October 20, 2026, at around 10:30 p.m., officers were called to the...