Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As millions prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the California Highway Patrol will launch a statewide “Holiday Enforcement Period,” starting Thursday. In an effort to crack down on dangerous driving and help prevent injuries and deaths on the road, the California Highway Patrol will be...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the human remains found in Maricopa in November 2024 as 25-year-old Enedino Diaz Luna of Santa Maria. The coroner’s office said on November 11, 2024, at around 1:32 p.m., human remains were found on Kerto Road and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was shot and killed in Wasco on Sunday as 34-year-old Marissa Ramirez-Tellez. The report said on Sunday, June 29, at around 8:40 p.m., Ramirez-Tellez was shot in the 700 block of Wildwood Road. She...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (8:50 PM):. There are 71 customers without power in northwest Bakersfield as of 8:45 p.m., said PG&E's website. -------- Over 1,000 customers are without power in northwest Bakersfield Monday night, according toPG&E's outage website. As of 7:30 p.m., the outage is affecting...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — After an altercation with her boyfriend in September 2023, a woman fled with her juvenile son to a friend’s home and called 911. The boyfriend, Jose Duran, tracked her down and parked outside. He made several calls, one of which was recorded and which his girlfriend construed as a threat...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Francisco Garcia joined the Colonia Bakers gang when he was 12. He’s been in a lot of fights, committed a couple robberies. He never leaves home without a gun. But Garcia denied having any advance knowledge of or involvement in the shooting that killed 41-year-old Mario Bravo Jr. at the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — At least one pedestrian was struck on Airport Drive in Oildale Monday night, according to CHP's website. At around 9:06 p.m., a pedestrian was struck by a blue Honda CR-V at Airport Drive near El Tejon Drive. The cause of the crash is unknown. An ambulance...

The suspect, whose identity has not been released as of this report, was apprehended around 2:30 p.m. just outside of a home near the Red Wagon Cafe.

A Bakersfield mother faces multiple felony charges after her 1-year-old son died when left in a hot car for hours while she visited a medical spa.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield firefighters say four dogs were rescued from a structure fire on 8th Street Tuesday morning. At about 9:55 a.m., the Bakersfield Fire Department was dispatched to the 500 block of 8th Street and discovered a single family home smoking, with fire inside. Firefighters quickly...