60-year-old suffered medical emergency in Lerdo jail cell, dies: coroner
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Lerdo Pre-trial facility inmate’s death from late August. Coroner officials said Raymond Vasquez Balderas, 60, was found in his cell experiencing a medical emergency on Aug. 25 at about 4 p.m. Balderas was taken to Kern Medical where he...
North High School student arrested for gun possession, third incident in three years
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A North High School student was arrested after allegedly being found with a gun on campus. This is the third arrest for a student with a gun in the past three years. The Kern High School District said a message was sent out to parents...
Powerball winning ticket sold in Bakersfield
A top winning Powerball ticket was sold in Bakersfield and is worth over $984,000. The jackpot rises to $1.7 billion.
COVID surge: Central Valley posts highest test positivity rates in three years
The Central Valley is seeing a new COVID-19 surge, with the region posting some of the highest rates of test positivity in the state. Some 18.4% of coronavirus tests are showing up positive across the Central Valley’s 11 counties, from San Joaquin County in the north to Kern County in the south, according to data...
Bakersfield police ask for assistance in locating missing 17-year-old boy
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old boy who was last seen Monday. Jahir Valle was last seen just before 1:30 p.m. in the 9500 block of Godiva Avenue Monday. Valle is described as being 5 feet 7 inches, 140 pounds with brown...
Cuyama Buckhorn Hotel: Mid-Century Design Meets High Desert Revival
Discover Cuyama Buckhorn, a 1950s roadside motel reimagined with mid-century design, cowboy heritage, and thoughtful branding in California’s high desert. On the high desert plains of Central California, surrounded by mountains and the wide-open skies of the Cuyama Valley, sits Cuyama Buckhorn, a 1950s roadside motel...
‘It takes a minute’: Kern County CARE Court program sees low success nearly a...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It has been 11 months since the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act — or CARE Act — launched a program to help those struggling with mental health issues, and the numbers in Kern County paint a different picture about the program’s effectiveness than what the community may...
2 Powerball tickets worth just under $1 million sold in California; No $1.4B winner
LOS ANGELES - As the nation awaits the winner of the now-$1.7 billion Powerball lottery jackpot, someone in California may be $980,000 richer. Sneaky Way Ohio Homeowners Are Getting Their Old Roof ReplacedThis 2025 Roofing Service is Helping Americans Get A New RoofSmart Lifestyle Trends |. What we know:. According...
Bakersfield woman hits $305k jackpot at Eagle Mountain Casino
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield woman won a big jackpot at Eagle Mountain Casino after placing a $12.50 bet. The woman won the $305,367.30 jackpot on a Dollar Storm slot machine inside the Porterville casino, according to casino officials. The woman was also known to be a legacy rewards member who had been...
Man killed in hit-and-run near Patterson after trying to wave down traffic on Interstate...
A hit-and-run investigation is underway in the Patterson area after a man who was attempting to wave down traffic was hit by a vehicle and died, officials said on Wednesday.
