Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who died in custody in September died by natural causes, according to the Kern County Coroner’s Office. The man was identified as Frank Robert Miller, 34, of Bakersfield. An incident occurred Sept. 7 at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility, according to coroner officials. Miller was taken...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Meet this week’s Pet of the Week, Puddles! Puddles is a pup at the Bakersfield SPCA ready for adoption, according to the Brian McLaughlin with Bakersfield SPCA. McLaughlin said she was given the name “Puddles” because she likes the rain. She is a bit shy and it takes her a while […]

On November 4, 2025, the Kern County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting in Bakersfield, California. All five supervisors—Phillip Peters (District 1), Chris Parlier (District 2), Jeff Flores (District 3), David Couch (District 4), and Chairwoman Leticia Perez (District 5)—were present. The meeting covered...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people were arrested in south Bakersfield after allegedly being caught distributing narcotics to individuals, some of them homeless, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. On Nov. 6, BPD’s Impact Unit officers saw Eric Prindle distributing fentanyl to members of the homeless...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — CalFresh benefits are to be loaded onto recipients’ EBT cards with no reductions starting Friday, Nov. 7. Officials with Kern County said recipients who normally receive their benefits between the 1 and 7 of the month will have their benefits available Friday, Nov. 7. Those who usually...

A massive food giveaway is underway at Franklin Field as the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) is giving away food to people enrolled in the CalFresh recipients as federal government shutdown continues and cuts into support for needy families. The giveaway was supposed to start at 9 a.m. but...

If any single business has the ability to dramatically change the economic outlook of this area, it’s the Hard Rock Casino, just north of the Grapevine in southern Kern County.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a 24-year-old man who was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Hageman Road on Sept. 25. Daniel Chavez Cruz, 24, of Bakersfield was the driver of a Blue GMC Acadia that collided with a tree in the area of Hageman Road near Range Drive on […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A dog is dead after an RV fire in east Bakersfield Thursday night, according to the Kern County Fire Department. Firefighters reported to an RV fire near East California Avenue and Edison Highway just before 7 p.m. At the scene, firefighters found a half-burned RV. A dog was found dead at...

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a full pardon for a Fresno restaurant manager on Friday, strengthening his bid for release from ICE detention. Psalm "Sam" Behpoor has been in a Kern County ICE detention facility since June. Newsom pardoned a residential burglary Behpoor committed more than two decades ago when he...