Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Fresno gang member arrested two years ago outside a McDonald’s in McFarland pleaded no contest this week to being a felon in possession of a gun. Both Francisco Joaquin III and his girlfriend ended up in handcuffs after Joaquin ran from officers who contacted him at the restaurant on...

We’ve seen a number of upscale multi-family housing complexes go up in downtown Bakersfield over the past several years. Now, we have word that a 42-unit complex is just a couple of years away.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Jury selection is set to begin next week in the trial of Eduardo Gutierrez, a Bakersfield man accused of abusing an infant, leading to the baby's death in late 2024. The 25-year-old was arrested in November 2024 after a 1-month-old boy was found unresponsive at a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police arrested 14 people when 36 encampments were removed from the Kern Riverbed earlier this week. Eleven animals were taken into protective custody during the Jan. 14 encampment cleanup. Flood Ministries provided housing assistance to a woman at the Brundage Lane...

Just 15 days into the new year, there have been six homicides, including one on Wednesday night that rocked a south Bakersfield neighborhood.

The deaths of several Kern County children in recent years, including 8-year-old Genesis Mata, have reignited community concerns about the county’s child welfare system.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — When an occupant of a Chevy Tahoe got out and punched him in the face, Jeeoler Raya said, “Stay here and see what’s going to happen,” according to sheriff’s reports. Then he grabbed a gun from his bedroom, went back outside and opened fire on the SUV as it drove away, […]

There are several fog delays in local schools Friday morning. Live updates on delays can be found on https://alertline.kern.org/

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Caltrans announces there will be one-way traffic control operations on Highway 178 through the Kern Canyon on Friday, January 16. Caltrans said it is for roadway maintenance operations, including shoulder repair, graffiti removal, delineation repair and replacement, pothole repairs,...

The major events of the civil rights movement are well known: Montgomery. Selma. Birmingham. But cities like Fresno and Bakersfield were also dealing with the same issues of racial injustice and inequality. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots the story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Bakersfield.