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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — After a progressively hotter week, temperatures are expected to begin their downward trend Saturday. The ridge of high pressure, which has exerted increasing influence over our region will be pushed aside, at least a bit, as a trough moves into the Pacific Northwest. Locally, winds...

Soon-to-be 22-year-old racer Grant Sexton drove his #22 sprint car to an impressive third-place finish in last Saturday’s Ultimate Sprint Car Series race at the Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. His father, Brent, placed ninth in the same event. This week, Brent will climb back into his 410 sprint c

The Macy Fire tore across dry brush in the Antelope Acres area of northern Los Angeles County on Friday afternoon, scorching roughly 1,600 acres as it pushed toward the Kern County line. The wind-driven blaze set off a tangle of evacuation warnings and shelter-in-place orders for nearby communities and temporarily shut

KEYESVILLE — Firefighters responded to a vegetation fire near the intersection of Highway 155, Ponderosa Drive and Keyesville Road at approximately 12:27 p.m. Saturday. Named the Keyes fire for its proximity to Keyesville. According to dispatch information, multiple Kern County Fire Department resources were assigned t

A Bakersfield woman is in critical condition after a hit-and-run. Bakersfield Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of Panorama Drive and River Boulevard at approximately 2:51 a.m. on June 6, 2026

Water contractors can expect to pay 1% to 3% more for the energy it takes to bring supplies down the state through the State Water Project. As more solar projects power the SWP, contractors can expect their costs to increase another 10% to 20%. Senate Bill 1203 mandates that state...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man on felony probation was arrested after officers found a firearm in his Shafter home during a search Tuesday, according to the Kern County Probation Department. Officers assigned to the department’s Adult Supervision Services Division conducted a home call in the 400 block of East Ash

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City School District Board of Education is set to consider seven potential names for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School during its regular meeting Tuesday. The Cesar Chavez Renaming Committee reviewed names submitted by students, staff and members of the community to prepare

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Triple-digit temperatures are arriving across Kern County, and Bakersfield Parks and Recreation is opening city pools and programs to help residents cool off. “Today is going to be the hottest day of the week so that’s putting into perspective when you look at Ridgecrest yesterday, 105,”

A year after California tightened rules to curb exposure to the soil fumigant 1,3‑dichloropropene, state records show use went up instead of down. The bump was centered in the Central Valley, where growers turn to the chemical for almonds, grapes and sweet potatoes. Farmworker and community advocates say the trend unde