Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is slated to consider an ordinance that would ban residents from feeding wildlife and stray cats on county property, according to the Board’s meeting agenda for Tuesday. The ordinance proposes to make it illegal to give food or bait to any wild animal...

There’s a diner in Bakersfield that people talk about in hushed, reverent tones, the way wine enthusiasts discuss vintage Bordeaux. Milt’s Diner has earned its reputation one perfectly cooked egg at a time, and now folks are making pilgrimages from all corners of California just to slide into one of those turquoise...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking the public to help identify a burglary suspect accused of breaking into a downtown business earlier this month and stealing several items. Officials said the burglary happened in the early morning hours of Feb. 2, 2026, in the 1900 block of 19th...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died after being found in a residential fire in Frazier Park as 66-year-old Margaret Anne Hinrichs. The coroner’s report said on February 7, 2026, at around 5:53 p.m., Hinrichs was found after a residential...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County’s first Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt and Açai shop location is set to open at The Marketplace this summer. The location will be ran by two families, the Jones’ and Klassens, who are excited to bring a shop to a town they grew up in. “Golden Spoon is a full-service […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Court documents reveal the gruesome details of a 23-year-old woman who died in a hospital after a possible domestic violence incident. 29-year-old Brandon Grimaldo, who claimed she fell in the shower, was arrested after officers found blood-splattered evidence in their home. Court...

A Bakersfield man was arrested this month in connection with his girlfriend's death in an alleged domestic violence case.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 38-year-old man. Adrian Luna was last seen on February 21, 2026, at 10 a.m. in the 300 block Monterey Street. Police said Luna is considered at risk due to mental...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was shot and killed in southeast Bakersfield during a series of shootings as 40-year-old Francisco Camacho of Delano. Bakersfield police said three shootings that happened on Wednesday, February 18, are believed to be...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) denied release to a man convicted of murder back in 2015. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said on February 20, 2026, BPH found that convicted murderer Guadalupe Ruiz continues to pose a current and unreasonable risk to public...