Downtown Modesto restaurant closes 6 months after its grand opening. What happened?
The building has switched hands three times in less than two years.
California’s border crisis turns deadly: Three die in freezing storm
San Diego, California – Three people died last week during separate attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border within
Proposed food stamp cuts could hit Latino and immigrant families hard in California
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KV girls track squad are champs at Delano
When the points were added up, it was the Lady Broncs girls track team that was crowned the champions at the Delano Relays. They would squeak past Golden Valley by one point. The Lady Broncs totaled 106.5 as a team. The squad from Golden Valley finished with a105.5 points to fall into the runner up spot. These two...
Fundraiser for Kern County firefighter battling cancer set for Friday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County firefighter Randy Raymond is fighting more than just fires. Raymond was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in December of 2023. A year later after multiple scans, doctors found cancer yet again but this time it spread to various parts of his body. “I got a great support...
More details released in case of man accused in 2 domestic violence incidents
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Considering its relatively brief runtime, the footage captured a lot. In just a minute and 39 seconds, a man is seen in a driveway ordering a woman inside a Bakersfield home — saying he’s going to “whip your ass” — before grabbing her hair, kicking her and repeatedly spitting in her […]
Earlimart man arrested on suspicion of armed robbery at McFarland gas station
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested in connection to an armed robbery that occurred at a gas station in McFarland on March 17. Officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at around 5:29 a.m. at the McFarland Gas Station in the 200 block of West Elmo Highway, according to the McFarland […]
Taft Police activity for March 20-21
Occurred at Tenth St/Rails To Trails. Disposition: Completed. Occurred at Roosevelt School on Sixth St. Disposition: Report Taken. Officer initiated activity at Petroleum Club Rd/Cadet Rd. Disposition: Animal Call. 11:42 Welfare Check - Misc. Occurred on Kern St. Disposition: Unfounded. 11:52 Traffic Stop. Officer...
Crash near Olive Drive on Highway 99 slows traffic
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A crash is slowing morning traffic for drivers on northbound Highway 99 near Olive Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. Traffic is backing up following the crash reported just before 8 a.m. in northbound lanes of Highway 99 just south of the Olive Drive offramp. The crash...
Man pleads no contest to driving drunk in June crash on Panama Lane
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 22-year-old man pleaded no contest Thursday to driving drunk in a rollover crash that injured a passenger in his vehicle, according to court records. Julio Vega-Moreno pleaded no contest to a felony DUI charge and faces 16 months in custody at his sentencing hearing next month,...