Bakersfield CA

Dozens of volunteers and students gathered at Arvin City Hall for the city's first-ever Earth Day clean-up and beautification event.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Rowdy the Roadrunner, the mascot for CSU Bakersfield, is set to get his own statue in the Meadows Field Airport. CSUB and Meadows Field Airport have agreed to display a statue of Rowdy in the William M. Thomas terminal, according to the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda for Tuesday. […]

Lea este artículo en español aquí. The soon-to-be-released PBS American Masters film “American Pachuco” documents the life and times of El Teatro Campesino founder Luis Valdez, from the fields of Delano through the creation of iconic plays and films like “Zoot Suit” and “La Bamba.”

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — After a busy weather setup earlier this week the pattern will get back to active this weekend. The next area of low pressure will work into southcentral California from the west/southwest on Saturday. This one may have less in the way of dynamics and atmospheric volatility compared to Tuesday's system, but it does appear that it will pull up...

A growing trend in Bakersfield is turning small trades into big connections, as trinket boxes invite families to share, swap, and build community.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — There is heavy law enforcement presence in Oildale near a mobile home park Friday evening. The Kern County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol were in the area of Frontier Drive and Mobiletown Drive, near a mobile home park. KCSO told Eyewitness News they...

A fresh start is what more than 300 people showed up for at the area's fourth annual free expungement clinic, organized by California State University Bakersfield and the local legal community.

Prosecutors filed three felonies and two misdemeanors against former Kern County Sergeant Ryan Dunbier for burglary and illegal weapons possession.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The north and southbound lanes of the I-5 reopened just before 10 p.m. following a fire near Highway 46, said CHP's website. Drivers were temporarily detoured from Highway 46 to Lost Hills Road to Twisselman Road. The area was closed just over two and a half hours.

BAKERSFIELD, CA - For nearly 30 years, Grimmway Produce Group (GPG) has helped the children of its employees pursue their higher education goals. This month, the company recognized 38 recipients of the GPG Scholarship Program at an awards ceremony held during the GPG annual family picnic. The 2026 scholarship recipients...