Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two men serving life terms at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano were sentenced to an additional 27 years to life for attacking another inmate with homemade weapons and a wooden cane. David Charles Macon, 50, and Michael Gaddy, 49, were each found guilty last month of assault with a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting last week in a location south of Stockdale Highway and east of New Stine Road. Marlow Keith Maize on Tuesday made his first court appearance and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. He’s charged […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol’s specially marked patrol vehicles have been in Kern County for months and officers say they are making an impact. The CHP Mojave office nabbed a driver for speeding at 118 mph in eastern Kern County, according to a Facebook post that was made public on...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — History is being made at the Bakersfield Fire Department with its very first African American deputy fire chief. “I went to Sing Lum Elementary, and I graduated from Stockdale High School, Mustangs 1998 in the southwest part of town,” said Bryce Patterson, BFD’s new deputy chief. Born and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield man was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading no contest to charges of spousal abuse from a viral video and possession of a firearm as a felon. The charges stem from a domestic violence incident on February 13, which was captured Jarrod...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A groundbreaking police records database is now accessible to the public, enabling individuals to freely search California's law enforcement agencies for misconduct reports and internal affairs documents. The new tool, developed by UC Berkeley and Stanford, includes records from over...

BGCKC received an $70,000 community grant from Taco Bell to educate high school students about the workforce. Its a 10-week-course teaching them core principles to become a thriving member of society.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — As students return to classrooms, drivers can expect increased traffic on the roads during morning hours. School zones enforce a 25-mile-per-hour speed limit, and it is mandatory for vehicles to stop when school buses flash their red lights. "Make sure you look left and right...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One constant over the years is that children reach an age where they become curious about certain things. You can have THAT talk later. What is being discussed here is a youngster who has heard so many good and scary things about horror movies that they want to watch one. If […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — CHP is looking for the driver of a pickup truck, who is accused of hitting and killing a woman on Oregon Street early Sunday morning. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at around 1:46 a.m., officers were called to Mount Vernon Avenue at Oregon Street, for a...