Bakersfield CA

Don’t try to tell Janet McTeer that acting isn’t hard work. Her performance in “The Artist” – a six-part series on the new streaming service of The Network – drained her so much that she had no energy left when she went home after a day on the set.

Whether you need a bite while traveling or don't feel like cooking a Christmas dinner, a few restaurants will be ready to serve you on Christmas Day.

A woman suffered major injuries when an SUV and a box truck collided at Second and Kern Monday morning. The woman driving the SUV was treated at the scene by firefighters and paramedics and taken to Taft airport to be flown to a Bakersfield hospital by air ambulance. The driver...

Kern County nonprofits hosted Christmas toy giveaways, distributing 2,000 toys and 400 food boxes to families in need during holiday events.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help to identify three juveniles accused of assaulting and robbing a person while selling candy bars in November. The incident occurred Nov. 23 in the 1700 block of Custer Avenue, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Investigators...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Authorities have identified the woman found dead on Ohio Drive in June as 63-year-old Linda Mae Hampton of Bakersfield. The Kern County Coroner’s Office said the cause and manner of Hampton’s death remain undetermined following an autopsy. Officers found Hampton unresponsive around...

This flood watch was issued for December 23 to the 24th ahead of the rain expected mid-week. Here is your full forecast!

Two decades ago, California had 719 reported cases of Valley Fever, an infectious lung disease caused by the fungus Coccidioides, which lives in soil. Since then, the incidence has climbed steadily, rising to 5,358 in 2016, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). But even those stats...

Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $60,000 grant to Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) to help address food insecurity for families across Kern County. The funding will enable CAPK to purchase more than 80,000 pounds of food for underserved residents grappling with ongoing economic pressure and rising food...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — After more than a month of DRY and STORMLESS weather the pattern will do an about-face this new week. A storm is set to form off the West Coast as a deep trough of low pressure diving in from the north interacts with subtropical moisture flowing in from the south and southwest. The...