Philippine weekend welcomes Delano residents to embrace culture, art and community
The 47th Annual Philippine Weekend Festival returns to the City of Delano, kicking off Filipino American History Month. October 18th is marked as the date recorded for the arrival of the “Luzones Indios” in the United States, specifically at Morro Bay. In 2009, the month of October was proclaimed Filipino History...
County: shutdown may impact public assistance benefits in November
Kern County is notifying public assistance recipients that benefits may be impacted starting in November due to the prolonged federal government shutdown. The ongoing federal shutdown may cause concern regarding public assistance benefits, Kern County Human Services said in a news release Friday. The Temporary...
Delano PD investigating apparent murder-suicide at 7th Ave home
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The deaths of two people found at a home Sunday morning in Delano appears to be the result of a murder-suicide, officials said. The Delano Police Department said officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of 7th Avenue just after 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 19 to investigate two […]
Bakersfield Police asking community’s help identifying suspects in storage unit burglary
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the community’s help in identifying two suspects in a storage unit burglary. Police said the burglary took place between Aug. 1 and Sept. 29 in the 3300 block of Truxtun Ave. The suspects forced entry into a storage unit and took personal...
Body found in downtown Bakersfield Sunday deemed not suspicious: BPD
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The circumstances surrounding the body that was found late Sunday night in downtown Bakersfield is being deemed as non-suspicious, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Video from the scene shows a body lying in the roadway of Golden State Avenue near F Street, deceased just...
‘Finish the job’: Man accused of killing his father on Chandler Way says he...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The 49-year-old man charged with murder in the death of his own father in south Bakersfield last week had a history of assaulting and making threats against his father, authorities said in a court document. On Oct. 13, officers responded to the 6100 block of Chandler Way regarding a...
Trial date postponed to November for mom accused in toddler’s hot car death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial for the Visalia woman charged in the death of her 1-year-old son has been postponed again, with both parties saying they don’t have access to the coroner’s report as of Monday. Maya Hernandez, 20, is facing several charges including murder and involuntary manslaughter. Kern...
California Highway Patrol investigates major injury crash in northeast Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Multiple people were injured after a single-vehicle rollover in northeast Bakersfield Sunday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers were dispatched to Shadow Hills Drive, near Alfred Harrell Highway and Fairfax Road, for a rollover crash just before 8 p.m. on Sunday....
JC Penney building, local site dating to 1870s, enters yet another chapter as barber...
Bakersfield has been around for portions of three centuries now, and 1901 Chester Ave. has been a central location throughout that period.
An engineering marvel for 150 years: The Tehachapi Loop
It's one of California's most significant engineering marvels. And even after 150 years, it's still a critical piece of infrastructure that keeps the economy. The story of the Tehachapi Loop - today on KVPR's Central Valley Roots. Early railroad engineers had a problem: How to connect the Central Valley with...
