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The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss a proposed ordinance on Tuesday that would bring changes to how street vendors operate on county grounds.

The Distinguished Young Women of California Competition is back this weekend. We have not one, but two of those young ladies from right here in Kern County. State Finalists Aundrea Moore from Bakersfield and Sara-Jane Osborne from Shafter tell us what it took to get there. 17 News at Sunrise.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Expect delays on northbound Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon Road after a road closure and a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said on July 23, 2026, at around 2:16 p.m., it was posted that there was a road closure in place on northbound I-5, at Fort Tej

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Coffee Road between Stockdale Highway and Truxtun Avenue reopened Thursday afternoon after a gas leak in the area caused the road to be closed for several hours. The Bakersfield Police Department posted about the incident Thursday morning at around 10:30 a.m. Police asked residents to.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The driver of a white Ford pickup that crashed into the back of a big rig on Highway 99 — trapping a passenger — told a California Highway Patrol officer another vehicle cut him off. But as Guillermo Vegafausto explained how his pickup became lodged underneath the big rig Monday afternoon,

Golden mussels keep spreading in California. Kern County is now testing EPA-approved treatments that scientists say can control all life stages of the invasive species.

A good bike trail can make the rest of the world disappear faster than expected. One turn leaves traffic behind. Another opens onto quiet farmland, coastal bluffs, or long stretches where the loudest sound is the rhythm of tires over pavement. The miles still count, but they stop feeling like...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A GoFundMe Page has been created for a man who went missing in the water at Hart Memorial Park on July 14 and was found the next day. The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the Bloomington man as Roberto Lopez, 53. Lopez went into the water at about 6 p.m. July […]

The California Department of Transportation has announced the start of two months of construction on Highway 119 near Bakersfield. The State Route119 Pumpkin Center Rehabilitation Project is scheduled to get underway on Aug. 3 and motorists traveling to or from Highway 99 on Highway 119 will be impacted. Beginning Augu

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — While summer is still underway, some Kern County students are already heading back to class. The Lamont School District kicked off the new school year this morning. Parents said their children are excited to be back. The principal at Mountain View Middle School encouraged families...