Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two people were rescued after a crash near Shafter Monday night. The Kern County Fire Department responded to a call Monday night, at around 5:55 p.m., for a vehicle in a canal near Lerdo Highway and Scaroni Avenue. KCFD said when they arrived, they found...

Kern County Sheriff's Office seized nearly 4,000 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested 5 suspects in what officials call a historic drug bust.

Residents of Bakersfield have been expressing their growing concerns over the increasing mosquito infestation in the area. The issue has become a significant nuisance for the locals, with one resident even claiming that a mosquito has developed immunity to insecticides and is particularly attracted to the light from...

On Monday at the Kern County Fairgrounds, the California National Guard and CAPK worked to make sure that families in Kern County are fed and has some food to put on the table.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was shot and killed on Tangerine Street on October 30 as 30-year-old Oscar Ismael Silva of Bakersfield. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on October 30, 2025, at about 1:30 a.m., deputies were called...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested and another was killed in an early morning shooting in east Bakersfield on Thursday. Oscar Ismael Silva, 30, of Bakersfield was shot and killed in the 900 block of Tangerine Street around 1:24 a.m., on Oct. 30. The suspect in the case was identified as Cezar Campos […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man convicted of murder in the shooting death of an alleged former gang member was sentenced Monday to 55 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. Rodrigo Lara, 33, was found guilty in August of first-degree murder, gang conspiracy and possession of a gun and ammunition by a felon. A...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A Sacramento man was killed early Friday morning following a rollover crash on I-5, north of Lerdo Highway, near Buttonwillow, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 with CHP responding to reports of a single-vehicle accident along...

Officials said good Samaritans stepped in to help two people trapped inside a partially submerged vehicle.

Now over one month since the government shutdown, many have been left to wonder where their next meal will come from. Which is why, CAP-K and the National Guard have some together to feed families.