Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to hold a public hearing Tuesday prior to approving the final recommended budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The county’s total recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 is $4,420,713,107. This is about $56.6 million less than last fiscal yea

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A small vegetation fire on the Highland High School campus was quickly put out on Friday, and investigators say it was intentionally set, leading to an arrest. Bakersfield Fire Department personnel responded to the campus at around noon for a reported vegetation fire. The fire...

Mothers with special needs children in the Bakersfield City School District took to a recent board meeting to present 5,000 signatures asking for cameras to be placed in special ed classrooms.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department’s Impact Unit officers conducted a narcotics investigation that led to an arrest Thursday. Law enforcement arrested 32-year-old John Robertson on multiple charges, including the possession of controlled substances for sale and trespassing. Police conducted

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Fourth of July is just under a week away and 17 News has put together a list of events happening around Kern County for the whole family. Ridgecrest Family Picnic Event at Freedom Park This event will take place July 4 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Freedom Park located […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help in finding an at-risk 17-year-old who is considered a first-time runaway. The Bakersfield Police Department said Anderson Rivers was last seen on Monday, June 15, 2026, at about 8 a.m. in the 1700 block of Stillman Street, near S H St

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man accused of breaking into a business on California Avenue. Police said it happened on Sunday, May 31st, 2026, at a business in the 4900 block of California Avenue, near Mohawk...

An armed suspect was arrested after Kern County Sheriff's deputies engaged him in a standoff on the 100 block of Shattuck Avenue Thursday evening. Few details were available from the KCSO Friday, but it was confirmed deputies were sent to the house about 7 p.m. for a report of an armed man causing a disturbance.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Madison Williams, convicted last year of felony DUI charges after crashing into a house, has been out of custody for two months, according to sheriff’s officials. Williams was released from Lerdo Jail on April 27 after fulfilling the one-year custodial portion of her sentence. She also was

An organization in Tehachapi is inviting all of their Kern County neighbors to come up the hill this Saturday for the inaugural Pride Walk through downtown Tehachapi at 11 a.m.