Bakersfield

Downtown streets poised for major makeover

Downtown streets poised for major makeover

ABC23, Dec 16, 2025 - 23:21

Project would improve walkability along 18th and 19th streets with new sidewalks...

'It's the worst thing you can imagine': Window painting in Bakersfield honors 6-year-old killed in DUI crash

'It's the worst thing you can imagine': Window painting...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:49

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The holidays are meant to be a time to spend with ...

Maya Hernandez hot car death case now in hands of jury

Maya Hernandez hot car death case now in hands of jury

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:49

The case now moves to the hands of the jury in the murder trial of a young mothe...

Shafter and McFarland break ground on new police stations

Shafter and McFarland break ground on new police stations

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:49

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- After years of planning, both Shafter and McFarlan...

Jury deliberates in Maya Hernandez trial after attorneys deliver closing arguments

Jury deliberates in Maya Hernandez trial after attorney...

ABC23, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:49

Attorneys in the trial of Maya Hernandez delivered their closing arguments, send...

From Shafter to McFarland: New Investments in Public Safety

From Shafter to McFarland: New Investments in Public Sa...

ABC23, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:49

Two Kern County cities celebrated groundbreaking ceremonies for new police and c...

Bakersfield foster family agency seeks $1M to provide housing for homeless youth

Bakersfield foster family agency seeks $1M to provide h...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:23

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A foster family agency in Bakersfield is asking fo...

Driver struck by semi-truck after checking tires on Hwy 166

Driver struck by semi-truck after checking tires on Hwy...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:23

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A driver was struck and killed by a semi-truck aft...

Coroner ID's woman struck by vehicle outside of crosswalk in SW Bakersfield

Coroner ID's woman struck by vehicle outside of crosswa...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:23

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office identified a 43-y...

Hearing for possible resentencing in BPD officer’s death postponed to Feb. 19

Hearing for possible resentencing in BPD officer’s deat...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:23

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A man convicted of murder in a high-speed chase th...

Weeks of tule fog could benefit Central Valley farmers

Weeks of tule fog could benefit Central Valley farmers

ABC23, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:23

Weeks of tule fog across the Central Valley may be an inconvenience for some, bu...

Bakersfield Fire Dept. holds promotion ceremony

Bakersfield Fire Dept. holds promotion ceremony

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 17:51

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Fire Department celebrated 6 new p...

DA requests more investigation into deadly crash on Camino Media

DA requests more investigation into deadly crash on Cam...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 17:51

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Prosecutors have requested more investigation into...

Bakersfield Toy Run benefits hundreds of families during Christmas season

Bakersfield Toy Run benefits hundreds of families durin...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 17:51

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A Bakersfield tradition that has continued over fo...

Bakersfield PD searches for man suspected of grand theft in downtown Bakersfield

Bakersfield PD searches for man suspected of grand thef...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 17:51

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for th...

Bakersfield City School District’s new smartphone policy to be introduced on Tuesday

Bakersfield City School District’s new smartphone polic...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 17:51

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A new policy that proposes to ban smartphones for ...

Day 6 of Maya Hernandez child death trial

Day 6 of Maya Hernandez child death trial

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:29

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Closing arguments will be heard Tuesday morning in...

Percy Jackson faces ‘Sea of Monsters’ in second season

Percy Jackson faces ‘Sea of Monsters’ in second season

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:29

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Walker Scobell had just become a teenager when he ...

Kern County Fire Department to start fire services in Cal City in 2026

Kern County Fire Department to start fire services in C...

KGET 17, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:29

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Board of Supervisors unanimously a...

Holiday DUI patrols increase in Bakersfield

ABC23, Dec 16, 2025 - 11:11

Bakersfield police increase holiday patrols to catch impaired drivers. BPD and C...

Bakersfield Families Receive Early Christmas Surprise Through Healthy Rooms Project

Bakersfield Families Receive Early Christmas Surprise T...

ABC23, Dec 16, 2025 - 03:08

Seven year old Benjamin Vargas is one of 50 children receiving a surprise room m...

Hanukkah marked by remembrance and resilience

Hanukkah marked by remembrance and resilience

ABC23, Dec 16, 2025 - 00:29

Bakersfield's Jewish community observes Hanukkah while mourning Sydney shooting ...

Bakersfield PD asking for help to identify suspect in purse theft from vehicle

Bakersfield PD asking for help to identify suspect in p...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 22:10

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for th...

Bakersfield PD partners with Healthy Rooms Project to renovate homes

Bakersfield PD partners with Healthy Rooms Project to r...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 22:10

Put down the badge and pick up a paintbrush -- the first act of service for bran...

'We're broken': Bakersfield community, family remember brother of Bakersfield Rabbi killed in Bondi Beach shooting

'We're broken': Bakersfield community, family remember ...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 22:10

The Chabad of Bakersfield is run by Rabbi Shmuli Schlanger and his family. Norma...

Bakersfield rabbi's brother killed in Australia Hanukkah shooting that left 15 dead

Bakersfield rabbi's brother killed in Australia Hanukka...

ABC23, Dec 15, 2025 - 22:10

The 41-year-old was among 15 people killed in the mass shooting that has devasta...

Maya Hernandez testifies in hot car death trial

Maya Hernandez testifies in hot car death trial

ABC23, Dec 15, 2025 - 22:10

The mother accused of leaving her two young sons in a car for more than two hour...

Man arrested on suspicion of over 15 theft incidents: BPD

Man arrested on suspicion of over 15 theft incidents: BPD

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 19:52

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A 33-year-old man was arrested in connection to mu...

1 dead after head-on crash on Backus Road

1 dead after head-on crash on Backus Road

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 19:52

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A man is dead after being involved in a head-on cr...

City of Shafter to prepare for potential sales tax measure on 2026 ballot

City of Shafter to prepare for potential sales tax meas...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 19:52

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Shafter city officials are looking to take prepara...

McFarland Acting Police Chief Adrian Olmos expected to be appointed as new chief of police

McFarland Acting Police Chief Adrian Olmos expected to ...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 17:53

The current acting chief of police for the McFarland Police Department is expect...

City of Bakersfield, CAPK seeking $35M to transform former Ramkabir Motel into housing for homeless

City of Bakersfield, CAPK seeking $35M to transform for...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 17:53

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The city of Bakersfield and Community Action Partn...

Blood Bank urges holiday donations as platelet supply drops

Blood Bank urges holiday donations as platelet supply d...

ABC23, Dec 15, 2025 - 17:53

Houchin Community Blood Bank offers hoodies and zoo tickets to holiday donors. P...

Bakersfield PD searches for impaired drivers this holiday season

Bakersfield PD searches for impaired drivers this holid...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 15:10

The Bakersfield Police Department said officers will be on the lookout for drive...

Coroner ID's man, woman killed in crash in Rosamond

Coroner ID's man, woman killed in crash in Rosamond

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 15:10

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office identified an 80-...

Scrivner mental health diversion hearing pushed to Dec. 19

ABC23, Dec 15, 2025 - 15:10

Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner's mental health diversion hearing wa...

Man killed in Burlando Rd crash is identified

Man killed in Burlando Rd crash is identified

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 15:10

The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a 60-year-old man who died in a ...

Zack Scrivner’s motion for mental health diversion scheduled for Monday

Zack Scrivner’s motion for mental health diversion sche...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 12:27

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A motion seeking mental health diversion for forme...

Day 5 of Maya Hernandez child death trial

Day 5 of Maya Hernandez child death trial

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 12:27

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The trial of Maya Hernandez, charged with murder i...

Bakersfield Police searching for at-risk 15-year-old boy last seen Saturday

Bakersfield Police searching for at-risk 15-year-old bo...

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 12:27

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for...

Zachary Levi gives ‘Not Without Hope’ emotional strength

Zachary Levi gives ‘Not Without Hope’ emotional strength

KGET 17, Dec 15, 2025 - 12:27

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- “Not Without Hope” is based on the true story of a...

A credit card collision damage waiver can help cover rental car repairs

A credit card collision damage waiver can help cover re...

ABC23, Dec 15, 2025 - 09:36

Joe Ducey with Better Business Bureau has tips on how collision damage waivers w...

Bakersfield rabbi's brother killed in Australia attack per social media post

Bakersfield rabbi's brother killed in Australia attack ...

ABC23, Dec 14, 2025 - 23:03

Bakersfield rabbi's brother Rabbi Eli Schlanger was killed in Australia shooting...

Victim in Sydney Hanukkah terror attack was brother of Chabad of Bakersfield rabbi

Victim in Sydney Hanukkah terror attack was brother of ...

KGET 17, Dec 14, 2025 - 19:22

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- One of the victims of the mass shooting terrorist ...

Bakersfield Toy Run celebrates 42 years of giving back to local families

Bakersfield Toy Run celebrates 42 years of giving back ...

ABC23, Dec 14, 2025 - 19:22

Hundreds of motorcyclists participated in the 42nd annual Bakersfield Toy Run, c...

Kennedy plays for CIF Division 3-A state football title

Kennedy plays for CIF Division 3-A state football title

KGET 17, Dec 13, 2025 - 22:04

FULLERTON, Calif. (KGET) -- Delano's Robert F. Kennedy High School is looking fo...

Nearly 2 million Californians could face higher premiums as enhanced subsidies set to expire

Nearly 2 million Californians could face higher premium...

ABC23, Dec 13, 2025 - 20:16

Senate rejection of ACA tax credit extension could impact 2 million Californians...

Thunderbirds take on the Warriors in CIF State Championships

Thunderbirds take on the Warriors in CIF State Champion...

ABC23, Dec 13, 2025 - 12:24

For the first time in school history the Thunderbirds are planting their feet in...

'Preserving the foxes also means preserving land for biodiversity': Endangered Kit foxes find a home at CSUB

'Preserving the foxes also means preserving land for bi...

KGET 17, Dec 13, 2025 - 00:17

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- If you’re a student at CSUB then you may have seen...

Madison Williams sentenced to 7 years of probation, 1 year in jail

Madison Williams sentenced to 7 years of probation, 1 y...

KGET 17, Dec 12, 2025 - 22:43

Madison Williams was sentenced for a drunken driving crash where she ran a stop ...