Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The non-profit SALT, also known as ‘Save a Life Today’ is a local organization rooted in bringing awareness to the topic of suicide, even paying for the funerals of those who have lost their lives to suicide. Their big fundraiser of the year, the 11th annual “Stomp Out Suicide” walk, will...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif KBAK/KBFX — A fast-moving vegetation fire was reported in northeast Bakersfield on Tuesday evening near Paladino Drive and Morning Drive. CHP said Alfred Harrell Highway at Fairfax Road has reopened in both directions as of 9:19 p.m. Crews were called out just after 5:11 p.m. Bakersfield and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office requested the public’s assistance in finding a 16-year-old boy last seen Tuesday morning. Jaylen Jones was last seen at his home in the 27000 block of Cote Street at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday. He is considered at-risk due to medical issues and having no...

California's largest ICE detention center has reopened in Kern County. Operated by CoreCivic, the facility, which can house 2,560 detainees, began receiving individuals amid controversy over the lack of public notice.

The leaders of California's high-speed rail project say they've learned from past mistakes. But the troubled megaproject faces an uncertain future with $4 billion in federal funding tied up in court.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person with moderate injuries in east Bakersfield Monday night. Officers responded to the area of 300 block of Chico Street, near Union and East Truxtun avenues, to a shotspotter activation around 8:30 p.m. A...

A wind storm is slamming Kern County and pushing dust up into the air, leading to car crashes, power outages and heightened fears of valley fever.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kenneth Landcraft and his girlfriend were in a car using drugs and attempting to have sex late New Year’s Day when they were interrupted by a man who tried to open the door and rob them, the girlfriend told police. She said they drove away but spotted the man in an […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The town of Shafter is filled with businesses, schools and restaurants. What is cutting the city in half? That has been top of mind for Shafter residents after two recent railroad incidents have rocked the community. “It’s very tragic. As a father, if this is an issue…it’s a major...

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