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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.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Eleven people were arrested and about 1.62 tons of trash — around 3,240 pounds — were removed during an encampment clean-up operation in Bakersfield’s Old Town Kern area, police said. Officials said the sweep took place Wednesday, June 24, and focused on...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An early-morning house fire on Monday led to the death of an 83-year-old woman, according to the Kern County coroner. Charlene Elaine Costello, 83, of Bakersfield, died in the 900 block of James Road, just north of Petrol Road. The coroner said she was pronounced dead at 2 a.m. Monday,

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — McFarland police officers helped evacuate nearby homes and coordinated with firefighters during a home fire on San Lucas Street on Tuesday, June 23, as the threat from the growing blaze increased. McFarland Police Department officers responded to the fire and, upon arrival, confirmed t

Areas of San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo and Tulare counties are under a red flag warning until 11 p.m. Saturday as forecasters warn that strong winds and critically low humidity are generating dangerous fire weather conditions.