Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl. KCSO said Nevaeh Martinez was last seen at around 7:30 a.m. on November 1, 2025. She is considered at risk. Nevaeh was last seen wearing a white tub...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 44-year-old man was arrested after a search in a northeast Bakersfield home led authorities to allegedly find narcotics, eight guns, and over $32,000 in cash. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Monday, November 4th, 2025, the department, working in coordination with DEA...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A multi-day operation targeting suspected child predators in Bakersfield led to the arrest of four people, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. The KCSO Detectives Division and V.E.C.T.O.R. Unit (Violence and Exploitation Counter Trafficking Operations and Response) conducted an...

As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is expected to be partially funded, the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Food Bank is still hosting its food distributions. On Monday, they hosted the first of several food distributions for SNAP recipients. The distribution took place at the Kern...

An 8-year-old boy died after being struck by a suspected drunk driver near a Bakersfield food truck. The driver faces murder charges.

If you're planning a birthday brunch this weekend and are on the hunt for a place that offers bottomless mimosas, you're not alone. A group is looking for the same, preferably with American brunch food. They are open to considering a Mexican restaurant, but they feel that none in Bakersfield are authentic enough, and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department investigated a major injury wreck on Fruitvale Avenue Sunday morning. A man driving a Mitsubishi Outlander was transported to the hospital Nov. 2, after sustaining major injuries during a crash in the intersection of Hageman Road and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A GoFundMe was made for a family that was hit by a suspected DUI driver in Bakersfield on Sunday. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at around 7:03 a.m., officers were dispatched to Hageman Road and Fruitvale Avenue for an injury crash involving a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s assistance in finding the next of kin of a 65-year-old woman who died on Aug. 3. The woman was identified as Mariana Cervantes Flores, 65. She died in Bakersfield on Aug. 3, 2025. Efforts to locate her family have been...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a vehicle burglary in northwest Bakersfield on Oct. 21. The alleged burglary was reported in the 8600 block of Exodus Lane on Oct. 21, according to police. The suspect is...