Bakersfield CA

In a city with plenty of burger options, one family-owned spot on Rosedale Highway has earned legendary status among locals craving fresh, charbroiled patties and surprisingly authentic Greek specialties. 🍔. Super Tom’s Burgers at 9531 Rosedale Highway serves up an eclectic menu that spans American diner classics,...

She’s the grande dame of Bakersfield. A landmark for close to a century, a derelict for decades, and now a success story for historic preservation and downtown revitalization. The story of the Padre Hotel, today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots. For decades, Judge Benjamin Brundage made his home...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Parts of Kern County are experiencing high winds Tuesday afternoon. It comes as the National Weather Service issues a High Wind Warning and a Wind Advisory through Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, strong winds are expected to develop Tuesday afternoon through...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 61-year-old man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Stine Road in late October has been identified as Jacinto Pineda Cruz, of Bakersfield. The Kern County coroner said that Cruz was walking in the intersection around 4:23 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2025, when...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Several areas across Kern County are experiencing power outages on Tuesday. In Shafter, there was a power outage reported at 12:46 p.m., impacting 1,850 customers. A crew is on scene. No time for restoration was listed. Bakersfield:. A power outage was reported in the Quailwood...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A drunken fight over an electric bill culminated with a Bakersfield man drawing a gun and firing a shot into the ceiling — and another into his son’s chest. Jose Guadalupe Preciado, 52, told authorities he aimed for Angel Preciado’s shoulder as Angel...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Downtown Bakersfield, and the city in general, are so flush with good restaurants these days, it’s easy to forget about some of the stalwarts that have been around for a notable length of time. But that describes Uricchio’s Trattoria, an Italian restaurant at 17th and K, in the historic...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Herbert Brown, convicted of threatening a Lake Isabella family during a home robbery in April 2024, has been sentenced to eight years in state prison, according to the Kern County Superior Court website. Brown was found convicted on Nov. 20, 2025, of first-degree residential burglary,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving at least two pedestrians who were struck on East Roberts Lane on Monday evening, according to CHP's website and an Eyewitness News crew. It happened just after 6 p.m. in the 200 block of East Roberts Lane near...

Crash data and community concerns are drawing attention to safety issues at the intersection of Taft Hwy and Old River Road, where officials say roadway design may be contributing to repeated crashes.