Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the next of kin for 65-year-old Mariana Cervantes Flores. Flores died on August 3, 2025, in Bakersfield. The coroner’s office said efforts to find her family have been unsuccessful.

The ongoing federal shutdown is causing delays in SNAP benefits, impacting thousands of families in Kern County. In response, Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) and the National Guard have initiated food distributions at the Kern County Fairgrounds. The first day of distribution saw a long line of cars...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Search warrant ended in the seizure of about 953.9 pounds of methamphetamine and over 2,725 pounds of methamphetamine in solution, the dismantlement of a large methamphetamine conversion lab in a residential home in Oildale. Five people were arrested. On October 30, 2025, the Kern...

Happy Monday, Kern County. Aside from the clocks changing, we saw little change through the weekend. We've had a steady weather pattern thanks to high pressure built across the west, but that begins to break down this week. Before it moves to the east, patchy fog chances remain in the early hours in the valley. Then,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — November 14th is the last day to be eligible for the Last Chance Prize in the 2025 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway!. The Last Chance Prize is to win a $5,000 VONS gift card, courtesy of California Retirement Plans. Each $100 ticket gives someone the...

The biggest surprise of the Global Time Attack 2026 schedule? Not only will GTA visit Thunderhill Raceway Park for the first time, they’ll do so with the SCCA Time Attack Challenge in the house, too. How’s that going to work? Two separate events, essentially, with SCCA and GTA splitting...

California table grape growers doubled the impact of each gift made to the Central California Food Bank Oct. 20-31 to help provide meals for families facing hunger across the Central Valley. October was California Farmer and Farmworker Month, a month-long acknowledgement of California’s hardworking farmers and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is injured Monday morning due to a crash on Highway 65. According to the California Highway Patrol’s traffic incident page, the crash happened just after 6 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 65 and Snow Queen Avenue. CHP’s traffic incident page said the crash involved three...

A social media user recently shared their confusion and anxiety about receiving a jury duty summons. The user was unsure about the process, particularly about the instructions to call back after 6:30 PM. They expressed their worry about potential penalties for not showing up and their desire to understand the process...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Phony Bills, Real Consequences: Businesses Lose Billions to Invoice Scams. Con artists send out fake invoices in hopes of tricking businesses into paying for services or products they never requested or received. Large corporations and small businesses alike lose billions each year to...