Possible UC Medical Center and casino construction discussed at State of County Address
BAKERSFIELD, California - Several big announcements were made at the 26th annual State of the County Address on Thursday. This year the event was...
Kern County unemployment rate rises, but overall economy looking up
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - Unemployment has gone up again, and not just in California, but in Kern County. Despite this, the economy as a...
Unveiling Bakersfield’s 4 Must-Try Yoga Practices
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Local voices to amend Proposition 47 grow louder
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. --- (KBAK/FOX58) Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer is trying to see amendments come to Proposition 47. Proponents of amending the proposition...
Arraignment postponed in case of father accused of murdering son in fentanyl overdose
The man who was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder of his 2-year-old son and willful cruelty to a 3-year-old appeared for the first...
Beardsley Junior High School starts donation campaign to improve students’ lives through shoes
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Approximately 26.4% of children in Kern County live in poverty, but Beardsley Junior High School is working hard to...
Car dealers look for solutions to jump in crime along Bakersfield Auto Mall
A surge in crime along the Bakersfield Auto Mall has local car dealers weighing options for boosting security, potentially including asking for a share...
‘People are leaving California’: DA Cynthia Zimmer’s statewide push to amend Prop 47, address...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Fed-up business owners and citizens headed to Luigi’s Restaurant in Bakersfield to sign a petition Friday for the ...
Business owners in Pinecone Plaza share concerns over break-ins in the area
Video shows two local businesses that were broken into, something they say is on the rise in the area. Pinecone Plaza is...
2 Bakersfield men nabbed for rural copper wire thefts, meth and firearms seized
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) - Two Bakersfield men were arrested for their alleged involvement in a copper wire theft and alleged possession of methamphetamine and...
