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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Delano is asking for the City Council’s approval to apply for a state grant that would help fund its domestic violence shelter operations, according to the meeting agenda for Tuesday. The Permanent Local Housing Allocation program, administered by the state’s Department of Housi

Suspected cases of teacher misconduct have prompted parents in the Central Valley to demand that cameras be placed in self-contained special education classrooms.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Delano Police Department is hosting a gun buy back program to help keep firearms off the streets of Delano. The program is set to be hosted on Sept. 10, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Delano Police Department, located at 2330 High Street. Not only is the program […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A hearing to determine whether three men previously convicted of murder will stand trial in the slaying of an inmate at North Kern State Prison has been postponed to next year. Eric Servin, Jose Gonzalez and Alfred R. Rodriguez are now scheduled for a preliminary hearing Jan. 27, where a ju

Merced officials told the California High-Speed Rail Authority not to attempt its proposed station area change until it comes up with a full plan. In Shafter, a major developer has started planning more than 1,200 homes squarely in the bullet train’s approved path. The latest conflicts between the rail authority and Ce

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A person is dead after a shooting in McFarland Saturday, according to the McFarland Police Department. Police said the shooting happened just after 11 p.m. in the 300 block of 8th Street. The person was pronounced dead at the scene. McFarland police said the investigation is active and ongo

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The restaurant Raven Aviation in the Kernville area temporarily closed due to a “severe vermin infestation” and other violations, according to the Kern County Public Health Department. Mice and severe mice droppings were found in the kitchen at the time of the inspection, according to the h

The golden mussel arrived in California without warning. The first confirmed North American detection of Limnoperna fortunei came in October 2024, when specimens were found in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Stockton and at O’Neill Forebay. Within a year, reporting said the species had spread throughout the entir

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding any information on those who were inside a dark gray or black four-door sedan that was involved in a double homicide back in May. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on May...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in gathering information about a shooting that killed two men on Eucalyptus Drive in May. On May 25, homicide detectives responded to the 5000 block of Eucalyptus Drive for a report of a shooting, according to KCSO. Depu