Bakersfield CA

Hronis, Inc. has been a producer and supplier of table grapes and citrus fruits since 1945. After more than eight decades in operation, the Delano-based company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing does not specify the reason for the company’s restructuring. Hronis, Inc. Seeks Bankruptcy...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old boy. Police said Julian Torres was last seen on March 6, 2026, at around 7:40 p.m., in the 4400 block of Columbus Street. Julian is considered at-risk due to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in east Bakersfield Sunday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police said the crash happened just before 8:30 a.m. on S. Mt. Vernon Avenue and East Planz Road. The man was driving south on on Mt. Vernon Avenue when failed to turn on […]

The half-century-long saga of Rio Bravo Country Club - once a favored retreat for elites - has taken yet another, seemingly darker, turn. The country club, situated on the doorstep of the southern Sierra Nevada next to the banks of the Kern River, was purchased in late 2023 by Jeremy and Kim Willer, a married...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK) - A California mother has been sentenced after she left her two young sons in a hot car while getting a cosmetic procedure, resulting in the death of one of them. Maya Hernandez, 20, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in prison after she was...

Valley fever cases have tripled in 5 years. Kern Medical's annual walk raises funds for research and support for those affected.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Warmer air is on the way as more high pressure nudges into our area. Daily highs will reach the 70s and possibly even 80s looking ahead toward the mid to latter part of the new week. The atmospheric pattern is still stormless and dry, with...

Several community events are planned in Delano this spring. The Delano Elks Lodge will hold officer installations on Tuesday, March 24, with bingo nights on March 12 and March 26, and a Veterans Day breakfast on Sunday, March 22. A St. Patrick’s Day event hosted by Rudy Guerra begins at 4 PM on March 17. The Delano...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a man allegedly connected to a deadly shooting outside a bar in Oildale early Saturday morning. KCSO said 27-year-old Steven Quick is wanted in connection with a deadly shooting that left one...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A motorcyclist died after a solo-vehicle crash on South Mount Vernon Avenue early Sunday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department said on March 8, 2026, at around 8:25 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of South Mount Vernon Avenue and East Planz Road regarding a...