Elevate Apartments offer affordable housing, paths for residents to enter more permanent housing
The Elevate Apartments complex is a first-of-it's-kind, 126-unit apartment building just off the corner of 30th and F streets in downtown Bakersfield.
Woman dies at Lerdo jail after being booked for attempted murder
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman was pronounced dead after being booked for attempted murder Saturday. Jodi Lynn Gaddis, 46, of Tehachapi was reported to be unresponsive at the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility on July 5, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Court documents show...
Bakersfield Pedestrian Killed in South Union Ave Hit-and-Run
Bakersfield, CA – On the morning of Friday, July 4, 2025, a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run collision, according to KGET. The Bakersfield Police Department reports that the accident took place around 9:39 AM near the 8100 block of South Union Avenue, close to Hosking Avenue. Officers responded...
Man gets 4 years for injuring driver at Bakersfield McDonald’s
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 19-year-old man who threw rocks and injured a driver stopped in a Downtown Bakersfield drive-thru lane has been sentenced. Quintin Tae Flight was sentenced Monday to four years in prison, prosecutors said. He pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon. On May 21, Flight threw...
BPD requests public’s help finding missing man, 59
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department asked the community to assist in locating a missing man last seen July 4. Luis Cordero, 59, was last seen at about 8:30 p.m. in the 3500 block of Seligman Drive. Cordero is considered to be at risk due to a disability, according to officials. Police...
1 dead, multiple injured in crash on Hwy 65: CHP
Editor’s note: Details have been added to the story to clarify the location of the crash. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One person is dead and multiple are injured after a crash on Highway 65 Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers with CHP were dispatched to the area of Highway 65 near...
Preliminary hearing begins in Paul Magallanes murder case
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A preliminary hearing has begun in the case of a Bakersfield man charged with murder in the shooting death of his sister-in-law. 17 News will live blog the proceedings. At the end of the hearing, Judge Brian M. McNamara will decide whether the case against Paul Magallanes should proceed....
District Attorney’s Office: Kern County files 822 felony cases in six months under Prop...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — After six months of Prop 36 being enforced here in California, the District Attorney’s Office said that 822 felony cases have been filed since Prop 36 was implemented. Eyewitness News spoke with District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, who said that she is pleased with the...
Fresno air pollution on July 4th cleanest in three years – but Bakersfield still...
Fresno celebrated its cleanest Fourth of July in years, with pollution dropping to just levels barely above EPA standards. The drop – at 36 micrograms per cubic meter – marks a dramatic three-year decline from 163 micrograms in 2023 and 60 micrograms in 2024. Bakersfield maintained its unwelcome...
Fallen U.S. Navy sailor given honor escort home by local volunteers
A police escort and community motorcade from Porterville passed through Bakersfield early Monday morning as family, friends and local veteran advocates accompanied the remains of a U.S. Navy sailor who died last week in a parachute training accident in Porterville. The sailor wasn't local. And the fatal accident...
