Bakersfield CA

CAPK's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program provides free tax preparation services in Bakersfield to help residents before the April 15 deadline.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A teenage girl was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a east Bakersfield home on Tuesday. The 18-year-old girl crashed into a house at 2606 Nelson Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. She was driving a 2026 Toyota Camry. No one inside the house was...

Renaming March 31 to Farmworkers Day is an effort to acknowledge the progress made for farmworkers across the nation, without the stain of allegations.

A man accused of killing a Bakersfield mother in what police are a calling a brutal case of domestic violence made his first appearance in court Wednesday.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The car stopped and a bicyclist rode up. Seconds later, shots were fired. The car sped off, leaving Arthur Jess Medina dying in the street. On Monday, Angelo Anthony Cabezuela, the accused shooter, was found guilty of murder, prosecutors said. Cabezuela, 30, next has a court trial on...

Dugybear Hardscaping Services has introduced its full-service luxury outdoor living and engineered hardscaping solutions to the Bakersfield, CA market, giving Kern County homeowners access to professional-grade outdoor living environments under one specialized builder. To schedule a free consultation or learn more...

Families, artists, and community members gathered at the grand opening of the Lines and Living Art Creative Outlet on March 30 in downtown Bakersfield. Founder and CEO, April Hammond, said the new Bakersfield studio was designed as a “sanctuary of belonging” for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It is easy to name movies starring Michelle Pfeiffer – “What Lies Beneath,” “Hairspray,” “Grease 2,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and “Batman Returns” just to name a few. The trick is remembering the last TV series where she was a series regular. Playing Betty Ford in “The First Lady” doesn’t...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A boy was rescued after being stuck inside a chimney at a northeast Bakersfield home Wednesday afternoon. Officials with the Bakersfield Fire Department said crews were called to a report of a child stuck in a chimney at a home in the 2900 block of La Cresta Drive, near Garces...

State government and transportation leaders spoke this winter about the completion of a California high-speed rail facility next to a state highway in the Central Valley as proof the project is on the cusp of becoming a real, visible system — at least between the Kern County and Fresno-Madera areas. They declared it...