Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The U.S. Marshals task force is asking for the public’s help to locate a parolee at-large. Rodrick Sotello, 33, is on parole for assault with a deadly weapon, according to U.S. Marshals. He has a criminal history that includes assault on a peace officer, narcotic use and burglary. Sotello...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was found dead on Lacey Street as 39-year-old Carlos Alberto Medina of Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department said on August 22, 2025, at around 6:45 p.m., officers were called to the 1800 block of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 42-year-old woman. KCSO said Kelli Amanda Wilson was last seen by family on March 30, 2025. She is described as White, 5’4” tall, 100 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

As the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Delano Filipino Farmworker Grape Strike approaches, 23ABC sits down with one man who was just 12 years old when it happened and speaks about what he remembers.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A student at North High School was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly being found carrying a firearm on campus, according to the Kern High School District. The student was reportedly found possessing a gun in the afternoon. The student didn’t appear to have any intention to use...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police said an arrest has been made in connection with a crash last month that killed one person and injured two others. Keiona Shanise Hyde, 35, was booked into jail Wednesday on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury, driving at an unsafe speed...

Shafter petition gains 350+ signatures calling for railroad safety measures after teen killed by Amtrak train Saturday. Community seeks solutions.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 45-year-old felon and a woman were arrested by Kern County sheriff’s deputies after one suspect barricaded himself inside an abandoned Frazier Park laundromat. At about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Justin Beall was located by a sheriff’s deputy. After they tried to contact Beall he fled on...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A man convicted of a 2000 robbery at a Safe One Credit Union in Bakersfield has been granted parole, the Kern County District Attorney announced Thursday. Michael Keith Williams, 55, was granted parole on September 3, 2025, after the Board of Parole Hearings determined he no longer...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are working to clear encampments by the bike path near Allen Road on Wednesday. The Bakersfield Police Department’s Impact Team is working to clear encampments near Allen Road and Ming Avenue on Sept. 3, according to officials. The Impact Team was seen in the area...