Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Delano man was arrested recently after a loaded gun, suspected methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia were found in a home search, said the Kern County Probation Department. Youth Placement Supervision Unit officers conducted a home visit in the 1000 block of Albany Street in Delano

July 1, 2026 – DELANO, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) as a homicide. On June 28, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., staff conducting a planned count noticed incarcerated person Tyrin...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating an attempted homicide after a bicyclist was shot Tuesday afternoon. According to BPD, the shooting happened just before 5:45 p.m. on Forrest Street, near H Street. Officers said the suspect fled the scene and there is no additional informat

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The old Rite Aid store located at Rosedale Highway and Allen Road is set to become a new Goodwill. Crews were spotted Monday morning hanging new Goodwill signage on the front of the building. This is directly across the street from a much smaller Goodwill location. Rite Aid officially close

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner has identified a person who was found dead in a Bakersfield swimming pool on Tuesday. The coroner identified the person as 71-year-old Sarwa Ama Aldoori of Bakersfield. Aldoori was found deceased in a residential swimming pool in the 1400 block of Pineglen Drive on J

On July 1, the Kern County Farm Bureau submitted a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, requesting that a State of Emergency be declared related to the spread of invasive golden mussels in California. The letter also called for immediate permitting and financial assistance to support prevention, monitoring, mitigation, era

The new splash pad at Ford City Park is more than a place for children to cool off during the summer. For local leaders, county officials and community advocates, it is another visible sign of a broader effort to improve Ford City one project at a time. The splash pad...

Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 2, as we celebrate the grand opening of the newest Handel's Ice Cream location in Bakersfield South! Handel’s invites the community to join them starting at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the arrival of their premium, small-batch ice cream at their new Panama Lane location. The Bakersfie

A proposed data center in Kern County, California, is drawing scrutiny over data center water use as state regulators weigh how much environmental review is needed for the project. The proposed RB Inyokern Data Center project would draw roughly 40,430 gallons of water per day from a groundwater basin already in overdra

More than 300 detainees are estimated to have signed grievance letters sent to facility administrators, according to advocates with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.