Bakersfield College's Arvin satellite campus hosting ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 6

Published   Jan 30, 2025 08:27PM
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Bakersfield College is set to celebrate the grand opening of the new Arvin Educational Center next week. The Arvin Educational Center opened its doors for the spring semester last week and now, the long-awaited satellite campus is set to host its ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. The [...] ... Read more

Ridgecrest PD help free couple stuck together in handcuffs

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A Ridgecrest couple was caught in a sticky situation this holiday week after they found themselves stuck together in a pair of handcuffs. After being unable to free themselves, the couple took the "walk of shame" to the ... Read more

Smoke plume from massive southeast Bakersfield warehouse fir

This isn't the first time the complex of abandoned warehouses has caught fire, in fact, back in November a two-warehouse fire sparked from old, agriculture plastic material. Firefighters fought that for over a day. ... Read more

East Side Crip accused of ordering assault on gang member wh

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- When the East Side Crips learned one of their own had cooperated with law enforcement, they came to a decision. The gang wanted him "gone" -- and Brian Keith Davis Jr. ordered the attack, according to a court filing. He ... Read more

2 Bakersfield men arrested after officers seize pistols and meth

Published   Jan 30, 2025 07:17PM
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Multiple Kern County law enforcement agencies arrested two men after serving a search warrant in central Bakersfield on Wednesday. Mariano Hernandez, 42, and Javier Villanueva, 20, were arrested Jan. 29 in the 100 block of Eye Street after law enforcement discovered two handguns, ammunition, a 33-round, high-capacity magazine, a large amount [...] ... Read more

Temperatures to warm up by the weekend in Kern County

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Thursday morning is off to a cold start. The freeze warning will expire at 9 a.m., so get ready for pleasant seasonal temperatures in the upper 50s throughout the valley area today, accompanied by plenty of sunshine. Hig ... Read more

Remembering CHP officer Gerald E. Dormaier, who died Christm

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Christmas Day marks the 44th anniversary of CHP officer Gerald E. Dormaier's end of watch. Dormaier and his partner, Officer Jerry M. Bean, were working Christmas Day on a foggy stretch of Highway 99, south of Bakersfiel ... Read more

Stolen vehicle, air compressor recovered in Taft: KCSO

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- One man was arrested and a stolen vehicle and air compressor were recovered in Taft on Wednesday. Officials with the Kern County Sheriff's Office said deputies and the Taft Police Department served a search warrant in th ... Read more