BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An assisted living center hosted a hamburger lunch fundraiser on Wednesday for Kern County veterans. The Kern County Honor Flight and Magnolia Place Senior Living Center raised money selling hamburger meals Wednesday afternoon in southwest Bakersfield. Each meal was sold for $10 and all the proceeds help send local veterans to […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield Police Department responded to reports of a pedestrian down in the roadway Sunday night. On Feb. 25, police officers responded to a traffic collision that left a woman down in the road, near the 8500 block of Wible Road. Just after 6:32 p.m., an adult female was seen down in […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A runaway juvenile was reported to the Bakersfield Police Department on Feb. 18. Latrecs Villanueva, 17, was reported missing after being last seen on Feb. 17, at 10:30 p.m. Villanueva’s last know location was near the 2200 block of Pinon Springs Circle ,according to Bakersfield police. She is considered at-risk due […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are asking for help to locate a teen reported missing Wednesday who is considered “at-risk.” Officials said Josue Nievas, 15, was last seen on Feb. 14, at around 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of Oregon Street. Pickup truck driver ran red light, causing multi-vehicle crash in central Bakersfield: […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are asking the community to look for a missing, at-risk juvenile in downtown Bakersfield. Julian Soto, 14, was reported missing on Feb. 12, around 3 p.m., according to police. Soto is considered at-risk due to this being his first disappearance, with no prior history of going missing. Soto was […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two victims found suffering from gunshot wounds were transported to a nearby hospital on Friday. On Feb. 9, Bakersfield police were dispatched to the 5300 block of Ilene Court regarding a possible shooting. Officers arrived on scene and discovered two victims who had been shot. The victims were transported to a […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The City of Bakersfield has joined the trend of AI focused customer-service solutions to help residents submit requests. The city’s website now features “Archie” — a web chat assistant and text message feature, that can help residents with questions about how to find information on various city services, submit service requests, […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the community to keep an eye out for a missing man in northeast Bakersfield. Steve Vanwinkle, 78, is an at-risk man reported missing on Jan. 28, according to Bakersfield police. Last seen around noon on the 3400 block of River Blvd., Vanwinkle is considered at-risk […]
An Atascadero man was killed early Wednesday morning when his Toyota Prius was hit by a semi truck outside of Bakersfield, according to California Highway Patrol. The Kenworth semi truck was driving northbound in the slow lane on Highway 99 at 3:31 a.m. when it struck the 2008 Toyota Prius just south of Highway 119, […]
California’s chief elections officer said late Friday that Bakersfield Republican Vince Fong cannot appear on the ballot for a Central Valley congressional seat because he is already running for reelection to the state Assembly, a decision the state lawmaker vowed to challenge in court. When Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) announced his retirement earlier this month, […]