Stay Focused Ministries battles BCSD over mentoring contract
Stay Focused Ministries claims the Bakersfield City School District seeks to rescind its student mentoring contract after 30 years of service.
Suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash admitted drinking canned margarita: docs
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — She slurred her words and changed her story, but by the time Gabriela Aracely Garza finished speaking, deputies had enough evidence to arrest her as the driver who left a bicyclist dead in a hit-and-run crash in Wasco. Garza, 21 at the time, nodded near the end of the interview when […]
Coroner ID’s woman who died in 2-vehicle collision on Hosking Ave
BAKERSFIELD, (Calif.) KGET — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the woman who died in a collision involving two vehicles May 21. Senaida Irene Angel, 44, of Bakersfield, was driving a Buick Roadmaster at around 2:50 a.m. on Hosking Avenue and Hughes Lane when she made a left turn against a red light in front...
4 charged in 2024 death at Wasco State Prison
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Prosecutors have brought charges against four inmates at Wasco State Prison who were identified as suspects in the death of another inmate last year. Michael Steven Padilla, 38, Jose Landeros, 27, and Leonel Torres, 41, are each charged with first-degree murder, according to court...
$20K reward offered in arrest of 1999 Shafter murder suspect
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The FBI is offering a reward up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man who fled Kern County after being charged with murder more than two decades ago. Jesus Jose Astorga bolted for Mexico after being accused of fatally stabbing a man in a Shafter apartment on […]
Bakersfield Fire Department plans controlled burn near Cottonwood Road on May 28 and 29
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Fire Department said they will be conducting a controlled burn near Cottonwood Road on May 28 and May 29. The burn will be at 1119 Watts Drive on both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. BFD said the burn is part of...
Suspect arrested in alleged carjacking, assault with fake gun in Oildale
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Deputies arrested a suspect Monday night after a victim was allegedly carjacked and assaulted with a fake gun and pepper spray in Oildale, said officials. At around 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a carjacking in the 300 block of Wilson Avenue. The victim...
California driver convicted of 90 MPH DUI wreck that left passenger dead, others injured
A Kern County jury has found Cristian Escobar-Rodriguez guilty in a tragic drunk driving crash that killed one passenger and injured two others in Bakersfield. The verdict was announced by the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, which confirmed Escobar-Rodriguez was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while...
California Dairies opens beverage manufacturing facility in California
California Dairies, Inc. has opened a new beverage manufacturing facility in Bakersfield, California. The company, which is the largest dairy farmer-owned cooperative in California, invested in the 200,000 square-foot greenfield facility to meet growing demand for fluid milk products and has created 90 new full-time...
Local fallen service members honored at Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Local fallen service members were honored Monday at Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park, north of Bakersfield. The ceremony, which was open to the public, featured food, a raffle, and a tree planting to pay tribute to those who died in battle and ensure they are never forgotten.
