Bakersfield CA

A northeast Bakersfield country club is shutting down after an emergency plan to save the property from foreclosure failed. Scarlet & Gray Golf Course, formerly known as Rio Bravo Country Club, announced last Friday that the course has begun winding down all operations. Driving the news: Jeremy and Kimberly Willer...

Cal State Bakersfield launches its first mariachi ensemble, led by Arvin High School director Jorge Laris, starting this fall semester.

OLIVE Garden has submitted plans to open a new restaurant in the US. The chain has announced plans to open 70 new locations this year under its parent company, Darden...

August 23, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on August 13, 2026, detectives from the Rural Crimes Investigations Unit and deputies from the Buttonwillow and Delano substations served a search warrant in the 16000 block of Wildwood Road at Wildwood Estates, outside the city of Wasco, related to a

What started as a dream for Jeff Salters more than a decade ago grew bigger Thursday morning as Salty’s BBQ celebrated the opening of a new location on Coffee Road. Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh was on hand for the grand opening and offered her approval of the restaurant’s food, saying, “A succulent, savory, tender, Salt

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A few months after buying a new pair of sneakers, José Antonio Villafana finally wore them and spent the day “happy and content.” But he said that when he got home and took the shoes off, he was hit with sudden, intense pain.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Discovery Church said they are partnering with their Counseling Center to make support and care available on Wednesday, August 26 for any students impacted by the deadly shooting at Independence High School. It comes after a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed at Independence High...

Lennar Homes, one of the Central Valley’s largest builders, appears unconcerned that it’s planning to build new housing in the approved path of the California High-Speed Rail Authority . The land is on the east side of Shafter, the same city that last fall told the rail authority that it wished its train would “go arou

Kern County Sheriff's Office merges water and aerial rescue units after multiple Kern River incidents this summer.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council is set to consider dedicating half a million dollars to tackle the recurring issue of illegal dumping in southeast Bakersfield, according to the meeting agenda for Wednesday. According to city officials, Bakersfield’s Clean City Team — as part of the Clean City