47-year-old man dies after being struck by car on Edison Highway
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 47-year-old man died after he was hit by a car on Edison Highway late Sunday night. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at around 10:53 p.m., officers were called to Edison Highway at Mount Vernon Avenue, for a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a...
Inmate serving life sentence for murder attacked, killed at Kern Valley State Prison
California prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder after he was attacked by two other inmates on Friday.
Grocery Workers Still Struggling Five Years After Pandemic
Five years after the coronavirus pandemic began, many frontline grocery store workers say they continue to feel its impact, according to a survey released Monday. The survey of 476 grocery workers, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770, showed that more than half of respondents felt that...
Nice day Monday before active weather comes back into play
Happy Monday, Kern County. We had a beautiful weekend thanks to the high pressure system that passed through California. That system's weekend trip came to an end, and it heads east today. Active weather is the story heading into the week, but Monday is a fairly calm day. High temperatures...
Pedestrian struck, killed in crash along Hwy 178: CHP
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle as they crossed lanes of Highway 178 near Union Ave on Saturday, California Highway Patrol officials said. The crash took place March 8 east of Union Avenue along Highway 178 just after 3 p.m. CHP investigators said the pedestrian was...
California’s first new steel mill in over five decades to create nearly 700 clean...
MOJAVE, CA – Pacific Steel Group has begun construction on the Mojave Micro Mill, California’s first new steel mill in over 50 years, according to the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom.
Some Beneficiaries Will Receive More CalFresh Money in the Coming Days
New CalFresh payments (SNAP Benefits in California) are being distributed this week to millions of beneficiaries across the Golden State because, while payments began on March 1, they have been extended until March 10, depending on the beneficiary’s case number. Consider a debit card that is reloaded each month...
BPA announces intention to split with California and join new Southwest energy market
The nonprofit federal administration that provides one-third of the Northwest’s electricity is preparing to part ways with its current Western energy market and sell its excess energy to companies and electric cooperatives as far away as Louisiana. Bonneville Power Administration officials announced in a draft policy...
California’s Black Student Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem
For decades, California has positioned itself as a national leader in education equity and school funding. However, new data shows that Black K-12 students in the Golden State are so far from reaching proficiency in reading and math that it will take them more than six decades to catch up.
Newsom’s ties to CCP under microscope in new book exposing alleged corruption: ‘Fleeced American...
A new book examines Gov. Gavin Newsom's relationship with China during his years running California and raises a variety of red flags about his work with CCP-linked groups.
