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Kern County approves the Discovery Solar project 3-1 despite concerns over local revenue from renewable energy development.

The two evacuation orders due to the Lost Fire in western Kern County are for zones KRN-209-B and KRN-219-B, according to Project Genasys.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Meadows Field Airport Thursday just before its scheduled landing. According to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident page, the plane was having a spoiler issue just before 12 p.m. 17 News contacted officials with the county an

Traffic Advisory for the Week of 6/22/2026 to 6/26/2026. EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of June 22 – June 26. Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A power outage in Delano has delayed court proceedings Thursday, according to the Kern County Superior Court. All cases will be heard in Shafter due to the power outage. 17 News has contacted PG&E for more information. Check back for updates.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 10-year-old boy. Police said Kaycee Hall was last seen on June 15th, 2026, at around 2:30 p.m. in the 10200 block of Starlight Peak Drive in southwest Bakersfield. He is...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A long-delayed trial for two men accused of causing a crash that killed two sisters and severely injured a third has been postponed again, according to Kern County court documents. Gustavo Montoya and Tevin Brandt face charges related to murder, vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A second Handel’s Ice Cream is coming to Bakersfield and is set to open within the next few weeks, management says. Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream is opening a new location at the shopping center at 9723 Panama Lane in south Bakersfield. Deanna Lewis, the franchise owner for Bakersfield’s two

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Emergency personnel responded to a report of a pedestrian who was hit by a train, early in the morning on Thursday. Around 3:46 a.m., both the Bakersfield and Kern County Fire Departments, Hall Ambulance and the Bakersfield Police Department responded to the incident on the 1100 block of Su

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former Kern County sheriff’s detentions lieutenant accused of two drunken driving crashes hours apart is now scheduled for a hearing in early August to determine whether his case will proceed to trial, according to court records. A preliminary hearing date of Aug. 7 was set for Patrick Mc