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By Julie Finzel, Livestock and Range Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Kern, Tulare, and Kings Counties. In December 2011, a collared wolf from Oregon, OR7, crossed into California becoming the first confirmed wolf in California since 1924. The Yowlumni Pack in southeast Tulare County and northeast Kern County was con

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 15-year-old girl was reported missing on Wednesday, August 26, said the Shafter Police Department. Surabie Sosanvongsa was last seen at around 4:28 p.m. being picked up in a older model brown van in the 3300 block of Rustic Woods Lane in Shafter. She was last seen wearing a grey shir

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Wile E. Coyote has been on an endless quest of pain and personal destruction since being introduced in the 1949 theatrical short “Fast and Furry-ous.” Despite every single anvil, boulder, rocket skates, quake pill and device he purchased from the Acme Company failing, he never gave up. The

Some of the best meals in California hide behind vintage signs you almost drive right past. Tucked along a busy boulevard, this little diner looks like a simple roadside stop, but the plates coming out of the kitchen tell a much bigger story. Word is the chicken-fried steak here is...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — There are five people charged in connection with the 2022 hit-and-run crash that killed 16-year-old Angel Berumen. Multiple trial dates have been set only to be postponed. Another delay occurred Friday morning, when a judge was informed one of the defendants, Osbaldo Ortega, needs a new att

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Bakersfield announced closures on a portion of Hageman Road beginning Monday. The affected area is on Hageman Road between Old Farm Road and Calloway Drive, city officials said in a press release Friday. Eastbound and westbound lane closures are expected to be in effect from 7 a

This story was republished by CalMatters, sign up for their newsletters, and was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for The Trace’s newsletters here. The article was published in partnership with LAist and KVPR. Turner’s Outdoorsman on Mohawk Street in...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Highway 58 and Highway 99 are scheduled for overnight lane closures starting the week of Sunday, August 30, said the City of Bakersfield. Full overnight closures of eastbound Highway 58 are set to begin on Sunday, August 30, through Thursday, Sept. 3. The closure will...

Kern County is one XL-sized slab of the Golden State. It rolls from the heart of the Central Valley to cover the southern tail end of the Sierra Nevada, encompassing big cities and wild reserves as it goes. It's a place where you can be hopping cafes in the buzzy heart of Bakersfield by morning and hiking amid the towe

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The body of David Mireles, a 53-year-old Shafter man missing since last week, was discovered Thursday of this week outside of the Santa Barbara County Jail. On Aug. 27, around 2:50 p.m., a custody staff member reached out to Sheriff's dispatchers after discovering what...