Bakersfield CA

Kathy Orrin, the executive director of the Taft Chamber of Commerce for the past 16 years, is leaving the chamber. Orrin said she quit at a meeting of the Board of Directors Wednesday afternoon. Orrin has headed he chamber since 2010 and her last day at the chamber is May...

OILDALE, Calif. (KGET) — The first three members of the Oildale Wall of Fame were all entertainers, in one sense or another: Country music singers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, followed by champion NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick. Inductee No. 4? An entertainer as well, in a manner of speaking. Tom Clark was the general manager of […]

If you think filling up your car is expensive, imagine fueling a semi-truck. Gas prices are hitting trucking companies.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old girl who was last seen in Bakersfield on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Police said Analeigh Walgamotte, 17, was last seen in Bakersfield and is considered at-risk because she has no prior history...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A man was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison after investigators said he drove under the influence and caused a head-on crash that killed a 35-year-old man on Fairfax Road last summer. Bakersfield police investigators said on July 27, 2025, at around 12:35 a.m.,...

Good morning and happy Friday, Kern County. Temperatures on this first day of May will be around ten degrees warmer than average. Bakersfield has a forecast high of 90 degrees for Friday. Kern River Valley neighborhoods will be in the low-80s, desert towns in the mid-to-upper-80s, and even mountain neighborhoods will warm to the 70s.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Several events will be hosted in Kern County this weekend, including the launch of the First Friday Market in Shafter. The First Friday Market will bring together local vendors, food trucks and live music for families to enjoy. The market will be up from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — California Highway Patrol is investigating a solo vehicle rollover crash that led to at least one person suffering major injuries on Friday afternoon in east Bakersfield. It happened just before 4:30 p.m. in the area of Edison Highway and Oswell Street, according to the CHP website.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A man was arrested in Oildale last month after probation officers said they found a loaded handgun and ammunition in a search, said the Kern County Probation Department. On April 23, 2026, Adult Mandatory Supervision officers contacted Michael Aguilar in the 100 block of Torrey Pines...

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — The Kern County Animal Services is asking residents to help clear the shelter through their "Just 1 Dog" initiative. The event will take place on May 9th, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their location at 3951 Fruitvale Avenue. According to KCAS, there...