CSUB appoints new Kegley Institute director
Dr. Nate Olson appointed permanent director of CSUB's Kegley Institute of Ethics as it celebrates 40 years of bringing renowned speakers to Kern County
Kern County to Open Temporary Tehachapi Transfer Station as Landfill Nears Capacity
Kern County Public Works will open a temporary Tehachapi Transfer Station starting Feb. 9, 2026, to meet residential and commercial solid waste needs as the Tehachapi Sanitary Landfill approaches capacity, officials said. Because of operational limits at the temporary site, some waste materials and load types will be...
68th March Meet Set For Famoso Dragstrip
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — One of the most iconic and significant drag racing events in the country, the Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet, will return to Famoso Dragstrip, March 5-8. The 68th edition will feature Heritage Series and Nitro categories as well as a car show, swap meet and vendor row.
Police locate missing girl last seen in south Bakersfield Sunday
UPDATE: The Bakersfield Police Department has confirmed that the teen last seen Sunday has been found. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for a missing at-risk girl last seen Sunday in south Bakersfield. Yaquelin Nava was last seen in the 500 block of Fairview Road. She is...
Preliminary hearing begins in shooting that killed woman outside Wible Rd restaurant
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A preliminary hearing has begun in the case of Tyree Buckley, charged with murder in the shooting death of a woman outside Santiago’s Grill & Seafood on Wible Road. Buckley is represented by defense attorney David A. Torres. Jordan Houle is the prosecutor. 17 News is live blogging...
Local organization calls on Bakersfield officials to save the trees
Members from the Sierra Club walked throughout downtown Bakersfield advocating for the trees to be trimmed less often. They say preserving the trees has multiple benefits for the community.
Elderly Lake Isabella man struck and killed while in electric wheelchair identified
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed after being struck in his electric wheelchair as 77-year-old Dennis Hervey Marineau of Lake Isabella. The California Highway Patrol said on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at around 5:58 p.m., officers were called to Lake...
Nurses, advocates push CalCare as families face rising health care costs
Community members, nurses, and labor leaders gathered Saturday in Bakersfield for a town hall focused on rising health care costs, federal cuts, and a renewed push for CalCare, California’s proposed single-payer health care system. The event brought together health care workers, advocates, and residents who shared...
Massive 59-Vehicle Crash Injures at Least 10 People and Shuts Down Major Highway
A wall of thick Central Valley fog turned a routine weekend drive into a nightmare […]
Coroner IDs Shafter man found unresponsive in Wasco dirt lot; autopsy pending
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 27-year-old man, Ronald Amilcar Angel Guardado, of Shafter, was found unresponsive by fire personnel in Wasco on Friday, announced the Kern County coroner. The coroner said at around 3:19 p.m., on Jan. 30, 2026, Guardado was found unresponsive in a dirt lot in the 11000...
