A person who threatened to burn down a home in the 8300 block of Black Knot Court was arrested Monday after a standoff with SWAT, the Bakersfield Police Department reported. An agency news release ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the fatal shooting of a police officer in 2000 was executed Tuesday by lethal injection in the state’s second execution in 15 years.

Proceeds directly benefit the scholarship, which awards a $1,000 to a Kern High School District senior and $500 to a graduating Bakersfield Police Cadet. “My brother loved this place. He really ...

A woman was arrested, said a Bakersfield police official. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, at around 2 p.m., they were called to assist a Kern County Fire arson investigation when ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department asked for the community’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who was last seen on Sunday. Kaelyn Gomez was last seen May 18 in the ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating an at-risk runaway juvenile, Danielle Bernal. Bernal, 11, was last seen on May 15, 2025, near the 2400 block of Planz Road.

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who was charged with throwing rocks at Bakersfield police officers during a protest in 2020 has been sentenced to a year in jail. Andres Garcia, 23 ...