Bakersfield CA

“Kern County is a place so many of us are proud to call home; from agriculture, to energy, to aerospace, we are full of innovation,” said Ally Triolo, Kern County’s Chief Communications Officer, at the 27th annual State of the County address. Triolo introduced the address and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif KBAK/KBFX — The Central Valley Reptile Expo is making their annual stop in Bakersfield this weekend. If you want to get up close and personal reptiles or amphibians, this expo has all the family fun needed. For several years now, Neil Blatner and his crew...

My drink looked like an anglerfish. At Tiki-Ko in downtown Bakersfield, the Singapore Sling — a combination of gin, Grand Marnier, pineapple, and various exceptionally potent liqueurs — arrived garnished with a marigold and a lightbulb enveloped in two blue, interlocked...

Unbelievable Places in Bakersfield, CA That Feel Out of This World. Bakersfield sits in the heart of California’s Central Valley, a city better known for oil fields, country music, and Basque restaurants than offbeat attractions. But look a little closer, and you’ll find a mix...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Feb. 1 (KNN) — A man was ultimately rescued by fire department personnel after a passerby noticed him in a canal in Bakersfield Saturday morning.… Read more "Man Stuck in Bakersfield Canal for Hours"

“I see a lot of youth which I'm happy to see here that are out here supporting. I see a lot of families with kids. I see a lot of older people as well,” said Violet, an immigration activist.

San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas abruptly resigned for 'personal safety.' What prompted her decision, and what's in store for the border county?

When a young, churchgoing mom announced in 2012 that she had Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma , family and friends in San Jose, California, lovingly stepped up to help her weather the devastating diagnosis. Amanda C. Riley’s brother began raising money online for her, calling his...

When Veronica Shea was out hiking with her dog on her regular trail in the Angeles National Forest in California, she spotted something unusual. When she came around a curve, she saw what she described as a “huge black thing”, going up the side of the cliff. Realizing...

When we make a visit to the supermarket, a lot of us feel a certain pinch to our budgets. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, ‘Last November, four out of the six major supermarket food group indexes increased.’