Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A homicide investigation began Monday morning after Bakersfield police found a dead person inside an apartment on South Williams Street. Jason Garibay, 30, was arrested under suspicion of murder, torture and cruelty to a dependent adult likely causing great bodily injury or death,...

Other footage of the scene shows her yelling and cursing at federal agents and engaging in the protest.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Cesar Chavez Foundation announced that the historic Forty Acres property in Delano was vandalized. The organization said on Monday morning, staff arrived at our historic Forty Acres property in Delano to find extensive graffiti defacing one of its most significant structures. In...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former Lakeside Union School District board member was sentenced Tuesday after pleading no contest to attempted statutory rape. Travis Fugitt must register as a sex offender for 10 years, perform 1,000 hours of community service and stay away from all minors to whom he’s not related for...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Seven-and-a-half years after the grisly stabbing death of a Bakersfield attorney who suffered wounds so deep he was nearly decapitated, his killer has accepted a plea deal that will result in a 24-year prison term. Nicholas Quintana, 26, on Tuesday pleaded no contest to a charge of...

Despite recent progress in reducing homicide rates and gunshot incidents, gang violence remains a persistent threat in Bakersfield — especially for the city’s youth.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Fire Department (BFD) helped rescue a 45-year-old woman from the Kern River near Hart Park Monday evening. The BFD told Eyewitness News they responded to reports of a woman who was stuck in a river around 5:20 p.m. on June 2, 2025. Hall Ambulance also responded to the...

A 52-year-old woman was found dead after a mobile home fire in Oildale on Saturday afternoon. Later Saturday, a 34-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the fire.

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come wrapped in the most ordinary packages, and Pappy’s Coffee Shop in Bakersfield is the living, breathing, gravy-soaked proof of this paradox. In a world of Instagram-ready restaurants with neon signs telling you to “Live, Laugh, Love” in cursive, there’s...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — 13 people were arrested during a nationwide operation targeting retail theft. The local operation focused on the Valley Plaza Mall. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Friday, May 30, 2025, detectives with the department partnered with investigators from the California Highway...