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Is prefab an ab-fab solution to housing in Bakersfield?
Between undulating yellow hills along the valley floor, workers inside a 270,000-square-foot warehouse are pre-building homes for the future. Their destinations: Santa Monica, Lake Tahoe, Mountain Village, Colo. Since opening its $40 million facility last fall, Plant Prefab has commenced large-scale work on modular housing, where each section of a...
Stabbing victim identified attacker before dying: reports
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Time was running short. Try as he might, Terrance DeVaul Clark Jr. couldn’t stop blood streaming from his neck wound; when he spoke, blood issued from his lips. Mortally wounded, Clark managed to identify the man who stabbed him. “Jeremy,” Clark told police. He didn’t know the last name, but said […]
Bakersfield police search for runaway juvenile in south Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the community to keep a look out for a runaway juvenile. Benito Juarez Ybarra, 15, was last seen on May 25, according to BPD. Ybarra was seen on Saturday near the 3000 block of Hughes Lane, around 8:40 a.m. Police say he is considered at-risk […]
Warm memorial weekend in Kern
Saturday kicked off Memorial Weekend in the upper-70s in the Valley, with temperatures expected to climb over the next couple of days. Saturday’s lows are mostly within the 50s throughout the county. There is a wind advisory in the Mojave Desert Slopes, with sustained winds from 25-35 mph and...
Five area teams set to start SoCal regional baseball, softball playoffs on Tuesday
A jammed-packed postseason of Kern County high school baseball and softball will continue this week when the Southern California Regionals playoffs begin Tuesday. Section baseball champions Liberty, Bakersfield Christian, Shafter and Chavez will be joined by softball-champion BCHS for first-round play. All games are slated to start at 4 p.m.
Man found guilty of falling asleep at wheel, killing three in car crash
An Arvin man suspected of falling asleep at the wheel of his car, leading to a fatal car crash that killed three women, was found guilty Wednesday of three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Jose de Jesus Velazquez Gomez, 38, failed to...
Family and friends gather at Bakersfield National Cemetery
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — At this start of this Memorial Day weekend, family, friends, and vets came together at the Bakersfield National Cemetery to honor the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives so we can live free. Valor, Purity, Justice. That’s what red, white, and blue mean on the American Flag. A symbol […]
A bittersweet departure: Veteran campus supervisor says goodbye to BHS
Campus Supervisor Jesse Aranda has seen two to three generations of students pass through the halls of Bakersfield High School. And, like great teachers, he's formed a bond with many of those students over his long career.
Defense files motion to postpone BPD officer’s manslaughter case
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The attorney representing a Bakersfield police officer charged with manslaughter in a deadly 2023 crash has filed a motion to postpone next week’s preliminary hearing. Defense lawyer Kasey A. Castillo said in the motion she’s currently in trial in San Bernardino County and needs more time to prepare for the hearing, […]
Basque Americans eat, dance and celebrate culture at annual Bakersfield festival
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Klika, a percussive march dating back to the Napoleonic wars, drew a big crowd during Memorial Day weekend at the 50th Basque Festival in Bakersfield. For 27-year-old Christian Curutchague, performing in the band is one way he connects to his Basque roots locally. He and...
Domestic violence allegations, missing money, blood: warrants reveal new details in woman’s disappearance
Allegations of domestic violence and missing money have surfaced after a 53-year-old woman was reported missing earlier this month, according to warrants filed by sheriff's investigators.
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