Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The superintendent of the Bakersfield City School District made a surprise announcement of resignation from his seat at the board meeting on Tuesday. During the closing comments of the presentation of his report May 27, BCSD Superintendent Mark Luque said the board’s work should now...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An officer shot at a dog after the suspect, accused of violating a restraining order, released it from a kennel during a foot pursuit. The dog is in the veterinary hospital undergoing treatment. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at around...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department asked the community to assist in finding a woman who was last seen at a bus station on Chester Avenue. Angela Rogers, 49, was last spoken to April 10 in Arvin and last seen at a GET bus station in the 2100 block of Chester Avenue, according […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department has requested the public’s help finding a man who was last seen on Monday. Isaiah Lopez, 25, was last seen at around 9 a.m. May 27 in the 600 block of Truxtun Avenue. Lopez is considered to be at risk due to his mental health, according to […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who pleaded no contest to all charges in connection to a crash that killed a pedestrian in late 2021 failed to show for sentencing Tuesday. A warrant has been issued for his arrest, prosecutors said. Barry Alan Minor Jr., 45, was supposed to be in court at 8:30 a.m. […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are investigating a robbery at the Valley Strong Credit Union Tuesday. Police were dispatched to Coffee Road and Olive Drive in response to the robbery alarm going off at the bank. BPD said a suspect entered the bank and demanded money from an employee before fleeing....

The National Weather Service's advisory says the "dangerously hot conditions" could bring temperatures to 105 degrees in some areas.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A motorcyclist died after being involved in a two-vehicle collision on Wilson Road on Monday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. On May 26 at about 11:03 p.m., Bakersfield police officers responded to the intersection of Wilson Road and Bladen Street regarding a vehicle...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 19-year-old man accused of throwing a rock and injuring a driver at the downtown McDonald’s drive-thru made his first court appearance Tuesday. A deputy public defender entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Quintin Tae Flight to charges of assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Grand Jury said trying to achieve reduced pollution in Bakersfield by getting more people to ride bikes instead of driving cars is “nebulous,” according to a new report. According to the grand jury report released on Tuesday, the city of Bakersfield received a $200,000...