Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 3.6 magnitude quake struck in an area southwest of Bakersfield Wednesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck near the community of Millux, southwest of Bakersfield at around 8:53 p.m., according to USGS data. The quake was recorded at a depth of 14.3 km. The...

A man is in jail on charges of furnishing drugs to a minor after a juvenile relative was injured in Taft Tuesday night in an undisclosed incident, allegedly after ingesting mushrooms. The suspect, identified as Christopher William Beals, 47, was arrested at Kern Medical Tuesday at 10:05 p.m. and booked...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in the search of two suspects linked to a burglary that took place in July. The burglary occurred on July 15 of 2025 at the Majha Malwa Barberhub barber shop in the 3400 block of Panama Lane. The suspects forced entry...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who was last seen in east Bakersfield in 2012. Maria Dejesus Estrada, 64, was last seen in the 2400 block of Center Street on June 27, 2012, according to the sheriff’s office. Estrada frequents the Lamont...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died after being struck by a vehicle in Lake Isabella. Ronald Stewart Nevius Jr., 65, was killed Sept. 9 after being struck by a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Young Avenue, just west of Lake Isabella Boulevard. Nevius Jr. was […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield's Ward 4 City Councilman Bob Smith addressed the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, highlighting a critical issue: the lack of available jail beds for inmates. Smith emphasized the challenges faced by law enforcement in apprehending repeat offenders, only to see...

Trial has been postponed for a Visalia woman whose 1-year-old son died after being left inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield. The murder trial of Maya Hernandez, 20, was delayed Monday to October 6 after the prosecuting attorney told the court she’s currently trying another case. Hernandez is...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An appeals court has overturned the murder conviction of a Bakersfield man who fatally stabbed his grandmother, finding the trial judge erred by reading the jury an instruction on his sanity at the time of the attack. Juan Andres Valdez can be retried if the prosecution chooses, says a...

Federal prosecutors have charged a 53-year-old Bakersfield man with possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute as part of “Operation Take Back America.”. According to court records, officers pulled over Steven Paul Garcia on August 26, 2025, while he drove north on California State...

The man believed to be first case in Kern County to be tried and convicted using DNA back in 1989 was just found guilty on a separate crime, again thanks to DNA evidence.