Bakersfield CA

Kern County residents are no strangers to dusty farmland, but the increase in allergy symptoms during the fall is partially due to the region's almond harvest.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to be wary of calls and text messages from scammers pretending to be KCSO employees. According to officials, scammers are posing as KCSO personnel while demanding payment for fake warrants, missed jury duty or court issues. These dema

Kern County officials warn a fake form in AI videos falsely promises seniors property tax relief that doesn't exist in California.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A woman was arrested Tuesday night in east Bakersfield following reports of gunshots fired inside a home, according to a Kern County Sheriff's Office official. At around 7:43 p.m., deputies responded to a home in the area of Jefferson and Gage streets. Shortly later, they...

BSKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield man was struck and killed in a crash in the Orange County area early Sunday morning. The crash was reported in the Santa Ana area in the intersection of Warner Avenue and Yale Street around 4:53 a.m., according to officials with the Santa Ana Police Department. Law enforcement

Plumbing issues are curtailing the hours that the Ford City Park splash pad it operating. The pad will no be open only from noun until 5 p.m.daily to prevent the large, green tanks at the park from overflowing, Kern County officials have confirmed. It was open from before noon until...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The couple accused of the torture slaying of 8-year-old Genesis Mata were not in court for a scheduled hearing Tuesday, and neither were defense attorneys representing one of them. The hearing couldn’t go forward without them so Judge John R. Brownlee rescheduled it for next week. It was un

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a deputy discharged his firearm while they were on a call for a found child Tuesday morning. KCSO said on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at around 9:50 a.m., deputies were called to a report of a found child near Teakwood and Olive drives in Oildal

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A new documentary about former internet personality Bryant Moreland, once known online as EDP445, has prompted the Kern County District Attorney’s Office to re-examine a Bakersfield sting operation from April 2021 in which Moreland believed he was communicating with a 13-year-old girl.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One lane on southbound Highway 99 at the Ming Avenue off-ramp is scheduled to be closed overnight on Thursday, August 20, according to the City of Bakersfield. The number four (farthest right) lane is set to be closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Crews...