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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man prohibited from owning guns was found in a northwest Bakersfield home on Tuesday with multiple handguns, ammunition, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, according to Kern County probation officers. On August 18, 2026, officers with the Kern County Department’s Adult Supervision Divisi

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in finding a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that disrupted power in east Bakersfield. The crash was reported in the area of Mount Vernon and University avenues and the suspect vehicle is described as a possible bl

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Bakersfield may be getting a new Olive Garden at a planned shopping center in the southwest area. On Aug. 11, a public notice was posted in the vacant area in the northwest corner of Gosford Road and Panama Lane. It notified Olive Garden’s application to sell alcoholic beverages

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County law enforcement has identified the man who was struck and killed by a train earlier this week. The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 61-year-old Henry Raygoza of Bakersfield. Raygoza was struck by a train at the intersection of Edison Highway and Quantico Ave

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A new sweet spot for a sweet treat is now open in southwest Bakersfield. This is Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt’s first location in Kern County. The shop serves frozen yogurt made with California based dairy and along with açai bowls.Two Bakersfield families own and operate the new location and

A hearing on whether a union representing local workers can join Kern County’s lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield’s increased sewer rates was set for Sept. 1, during a brief court proceeding Tuesday. Earlier this month, Service Employees International Union Local 521 filed an ex parte motion to...

Extreme heat and low-yield cycles are shrinking Kern County pistachio harvests, with USDA projections far below last year's 1.63 billion pounds.

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — Bakersfield police are investigating a hit-and-run collision that knocked out power to a significant portion of the area near the intersection of Mt. Vernon Avenue and University Avenue. The Bakersfield Police Department said the suspect vehicle is a possible Toyota SUV similar to an