Bakersfield CA

A week before the collision, he was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired by marijuana.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The family of the man who was shot and killed by a Kern County deputy last March filed a lawsuit against the county and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. The lawsuit claims Cole Jackson Hughes, the man who was shot, returned home in the 200 block of East Beardsley Avenue with […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman who pleaded no contest to a felony assault charge after being accused of intentionally hitting her boyfriend with a car was sentenced Friday to three years in prison, according to court records. Valerie Justine Peralta, 38, pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon other...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Bakersfield is enhancing public safety by expanding its Verkada camera systems across local parks. The Bakersfield City Council has approved $300,000 for the Parks and Recreation Department to install 21 cameras in Planz, Jefferson, Patriots, Greystone, and Central Park. Bill Owens explained...

An estranged husband is accused of killing his wife, and we spoke with the victim's cousin, who warns that this can happen to anyone.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Gridley man who died a day after wrecking into a fence on Highway 99 has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office. Nicacio Rodriguez Soria, 64, was pronounced dead April 25 after crashing a day earlier in Chico, officials said. The crash occurred on Highway 99, south of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Animal Services is looking to identify the person who was seen on surveillance video placing an injured dog in a dumpster in early May. In the video, the person wrapped the dog in blankets before dumping her in the dumpster in the 3300 block of Niles Street. The […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced the sentencing of two men involved in a significant homicide case. Danny Willis, who pled no contest to one count of first-degree murder and admitted a gang allegation, was sentenced to 35 years to life for his role in a 2017...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man and woman who were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in an Oildale apartment complex on Monday. Jasmine Hernandez Ascencio, 31, was shot and killed in the Belcourt Apartments located at 2600 Block of Park Meadows Drive. She died at the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The family of a woman, authorities say, was stabbed and killed by her husband, was at his scheduled court appearance Friday. The hearing was delayed to Monday. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on May 28, 2025, at around 10 pm, deputies were called to...