Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — (UPDATE as of 7/6/2025 at 3:08 p.m.):. Kern County Fire Department Public Information Officer, Jonathan Drucker, released the following statement regarding the now so called "Union Fire." "KCFD firefighters arrived to find 2 to 3 acres of grass on fire threatening structures," said...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Houchin Community Blood Bank is struggling with dangerously low blood supplies as the Independence Day holiday approaches. Empty shelves at Houchin Blood Bank fill the Houchin Blood bank. Anna Kazaryn, Director of Donor Relations at Houchin, looks through inventory. She says the blood...

Bakersfield broke it's heatwave on the 4th of July, hitting only 92°!. The nice, cooler weather will continue for the first half of the weekend. Bakersfield is forecast to hit 93° on Saturday, with a forecast high of 91° for Lake Isabella, and 81° for Tehachapi.

Tragic Motorcycle Collision on White Lane Kills 1 [Bakersfield, CA]. Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Southwest Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA (July 6, 2025) – A tragic motorcycle collision on White Lane early Thursday morning left a motorcyclist dead at the scene. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the fatal...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Authorities dismantled a drug lab located inside a house in Taft this week and arrested five people, seizing 242 pounds of methamphetamine and more than 2,500 pounds of liquid meth, according to sheriff’s officials. Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in Wednesday’s raid at a...

There’s a moment when you walk through the doors of Dewar’s Candy Shop in Bakersfield that feels like stepping into a time machine set for “pure childhood joy.”. The mint-colored exterior with its playful polka-dotted awning is just the first clue that you’re about to experience something special.

Officer initiated activity at Save More Market, Finley Dr. Disposition: Completed. Occurred on Woodrow St. Disposition: Unable to Locate. Occurred on Center St. Disposition: Completed. 9:15 Animal Control. Occurred on Lucard St. Disposition: Unable to Locate. 9:23 Misc - Patrol Check. Officer initiated activity at...

Local organization Friends for Abandoned Dogs has rescued over 500 abandoned canines since 2022, with volunteers maintaining 60 feeding stations across the county to care for strays.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Colin Kegley was adamant about his plans for June 5 — he was going to shoot law enforcement and either die or spend the rest of his life in prison. “I wanna die tonight, so I’m pulling my gun out,” Kegley told a sheriff’s dispatcher. Kegley, 28, did in fact get […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Red, White, and Boom as thousands of Kern County residents gathered to witness a dazzling fireworks display, marking Independence Day with a sense of community and nostalgia. "I just love them, they are my favorite out of all of them is when they go up...