Bakersfield CA

Two water storage projects in Kern and Tulare counties received $34 million in federal grants through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Small Storage Grant Program, according to an announcement Thursday. The lion’s share of that funding, about $25 million, will go to the Kern Fan Project, a 1,300-acre groundwater banking...

Professional barrel racers Pfeiffer Taylor and Stella Lawhorn are two Bakersfield locals you can catch this weekend at the Kern County fair. These ladies have been rodeo friends for years, but just recently the racers and their horses have become inseparable.

A five-year-old child suffered severe injuries in a hit-and-run collision in southeast Bakersfield Thursday afternoon.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Starting in 2027, the Sacramento-based California Exposition and State Fair will be held from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3. If those dates sound familiar, they should — they overlap with the Kern County Fair. The state fair, which concluded its 2026 run a few weeks ago from mid-July to early August [

A Kern County jury convicted a Wasco man of assault stemming from an argument and altercation with family members earlier this year.

A Kern County man is running nearly 300 miles from Bakersfield to Sacramento to raise awareness for men's mental health.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Four people were arrested and hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine were seized Wednesday after a narcotics investigation carried out in the Delano and Bakersfield areas, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. On Sept. 23, KCSO and the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Are

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Motorists traveling from SoCal to Kern County can expect delays on northbound Interstate 5 after a semi-truck jackknifed early Thursday morning. The CHP’s website said on Thursday, September 24th, at 4:58 a.m., there was a report of a semi-truck that jackknifed on northbound Interstate

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — As families head to the Kern County Fair to enjoy the rides, food and entertainment, fair officials are reminding parents to make a plan in case they get separated from their children. Chelsey Roberts, marketing director for the Kern County Fair, said large crowds can...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A child suffered major injuries after a truck ran a stop sign, broadsided the mother’s vehicle in an east Bakersfield neighborhood. Those inside the truck allegedly ran off, but the passenger was taken into custody while the driver remains wanted. The Bakersfield Police Department...