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Teen, reported missing last seen in SW Bakersfield | KGET 17
1 day ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are searching for an at-risk teen boy who was last seen in southwest Bakersfield Monday. Omar Hernandez, 14, was last seen near Anacostia Way and Mountain Vista Drive around 6:46 p.m.
BPD takes part in statewide retail theft operation | KGET 17
1 day ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department participated in a retail theft operation involving the California Highway Patrol and other agencies statewide that resulted in 117 arrests and the recovery of more than $38,000 in stolen merchandise. The operation, held Friday, also resulted in authorities seizing three stolen vehicles and two illegal firearms, according […]
Big rig driver dies after crashing into California Aqueduct ... - KGET …
2 days ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The driver of a big rig was found dead after crashing into the California Aqueduct, the truck becoming almost completely submerged, according to the Fort Tejon Area Office of the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 5 a.m. Sunday when the big rig, traveling north on Interstate 5, veered to […]
Kern County, Bakersfield fire departments put out structure fire on ...
Oct 6, 2024 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Firefighters from the Kern County Fire Department responded to a reinforced commercial structure fire in east Bakersfield Saturday morning. A commercial fire in t…
Bakersfield Weather Forecast Dec. 24 - KGET 17
1 day ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — We are looking at some changes this Christmas Eve. Showers will arrive later this morning and hang with us most of the day. We could also see some isolated thunderstorms by the afternoon. Rain amounts around Kern County will be .15-.25″. Winds will also increase as ...
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Dozens of firefighters battle warehouse fire in southeast Bakersfield
Nov 9, 2024 · Drucker says inside the building is plastic irrigation drip material that is burning and was what produced the thick, black smoke. Firefighters main priority was stopping the spread of fire and defending the threatened nearby warehouses.