Bakersfield CA

A neighbor told police she thought the killing was over a drug deal gone bad. She said people smoked methamphetamine at the victim's home, according to the documents.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Dr. Matt Herman with the Department of Geological Sciences at California State University, Bakersfield joined 17 News at Noon to talk about the dangers of large earthquakes. Dr. Herman described what an 8.8 earthquake is and the definition of the rating scale used. “An 8.8 rating, if we...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — No new lawsuits have been filed against Kern County’s revisions to its zoning ordinance to resume oil and gas permitting, but the county will still have to overcome hurdles if it wants to revive its oil industry. On June 26, the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved the revised the...

Officers invite 23ABC on a ride along to see the life of a probation officer. The department has increased their presence in the community offering services that are meant to better residents.

Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta leads protest against what would become California's largest ICE detention facility in California City, citing concerns over community impact.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department asked for the community’s help in locating a woman who went missing in early July. Jessica Burgess, 42, was last spoken to over the phone July 9, according to officials. Burgess is considered at-risk due to this being her first time going missing. Police...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Fire Department announced Bryce Patterson as its new Deputy Chief. Patterson has served the community with the Bakersfield Fire Department for over 20 years, according to fire officials. He served in numerous leadership positions and has helped advance several key...

A massive 8.8 earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunamis across the Pacific — prompting local experts to explain what it means for California.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who made a drunken confession to an ex-girlfriend, saying he’d left the scene of a crash years earlier that killed a pedestrian, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison. Roman Bernal, 28, pleaded no contest earlier this month to to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The second of two teens who admitted to committing murder in connection to a deadly shooting on Lotus Lane was sentenced Tuesday. Kaleb Washington will remain at a juvenile facility for at least six years and could be held until his 25th birthday — the maximum age at which a juvenile...