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BAKERSFIELD, California (June 28, 2026) – The late Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and winner of 234 NASCAR national series races, heads the list of 2026 West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports inductees. The additional seven racing industry figures set to be enshrined later this year are National...

When you live on acreage in the timber and it’s quiet enough to hear a pickup door shut a... The post Landowner Says Armed Poachers Cross His Posted Gates at Night — But the Sheriff Says He Needs Proof Before Sending a Deputy Out appeared first on The Avid Outdoorsman .

The US 250 Tour stops at the Park at Riverwalk on July 3 for a free, family-friendly patriotic festival featuring live music, colonial demos, a Benjamin Franklin hologram, and fireworks

While school is out for the summer, Bakersfield nonprofit Charmed and Chosen is offering free mentorship, financial literacy, and hands-on STEM programs to help local youth build confidence and prepare for future success.

Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a strong mix of auto racing, family-fun activities and a large, professional fireworks show at its facility on the Fourth of July. The race track, which is located off Interstate 5 between Bakersfield and Taft at 13500...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Bakersfield city leaders approved a new budget Wednesday after weeks of public workshops and debate over spending priorities and potential add-ons. At Wednesday’s Bakersfield City Council meeting, officials discussed the fiscal year 2026-27 budget. City Manager Christian Clegg noted the

In a state where a parking space costs more than most people’s cars, there’s a town in Kern County where actual houses sell for less than a Tesla. Taft, California is about 35 miles southwest of Bakersfield, and it’s proving that affordable California living isn’t just a myth your grandparents made up.

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.