Bakersfield CA

On Wednesday, community members attended the city council meeting to request that more be done to plant and save more trees in Bakersfield. This is a part of a wider initiative that started over a year ago to ask the city to have a plan to increase the air quality in Bakersfield. A plan was adopted at the time, yet...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is rejecting the Grand Jury’s recommendations to restore the Public Health Department’s budget as well as the affected programs and services, according to a proposed response included in the meeting agenda for Tuesday. In late March of 2025, the county...

The Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys — nearly 400 miles from Bakersfield to Redding — have woken up most mornings since before Thanksgiving under a stubborn blanket of mist and fog. The murky weather has floated over orchards, highways and entire cities, reducing visibility for millions of Californians and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Dr. Carson was lying in state, Friday afternoon, where members of the community could come and pay their respects. “Her legacy is luminous and she will still be. She will still be helping people from beyond because she was a trailblazer and is a groundbreaker as a humanitarian,” said...

Irma Carson was the first of many, showing members in the community that if you put your mind to something you can accomplish it. Residents gathered to honor her legacy and pay their respects.

Now that Bakersfield is a hotbed for professional stand-up comedy — oh, you missed that memo? — there are a few things you ought to know before you go to a show.

California dreaming doesn’t have to come with California screaming when you see the rent prices – at least not in Bakersfield, where studio apartments can be had for the mythical sum of $935 a month, a figure that would make Los Angeles residents spit out their $7 lattes in disbelief.

Wright allegedly resigned from her position at the University of North Florida after the university found evidence that Wright disregarded student-athletes' mental and physical well-being.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. California wakes up wrapped in a gray blur across the San Joaquin Valley as dense fog presses low over fields, roads, and neighborhoods near Hanford. Headlights glow softly through the haze, and familiar...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 78-year-old man in an electric wheelchair died after being struck by a truck in Lake Isabella Thursday night. The California Highway Patrol said on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at around 5:58 p.m., officers were called to Lake Isabella Boulevard and Crestview Avenue regarding a...