Tracking tropical moisture into the weekend
There are two main things we're tracking weather wise as we head into the weekend: cooler-than-average temperatures, and tropical moisture. The temperatures are fairly straightforward. Highs will be remain in the 80s in the Valley and KRV through the holiday weekend, with 70s in the mountains and a mix of...
8 California Small Towns Where You Can Still Buy A Home Under $250,000
California has a reputation for sky-high home prices, but the whole state is not out of reach. If you look past the big coastal cities and head into the deserts, mountains, and rural valleys, you can still find towns where a home under $250,000 is realistic. These places trade traffic...
3 arrested in raid on illegal marijuana grow operation, sheriff’s office says
Three men were arrested during a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation in Kern County Friday, authorities said. The men were arrested while the Kern County Sheriff’s Office’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force served search warrants at properties on the 500 block of Klipstein Street in Maricopa an
Harrington House restaurant in SW Bakersfield to close
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — After serving the Bakersfield community for 4 years, Harrington House in southwest Bakersfield announced its closure. On social media, the restaurant shared its gratitude to the community and thanked its team members. The restaurant described the goodbye as “bittersweet,” and are excited fo
‘By Any Means’ only sees world in black and white
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The buddy cop scenario featuring interracial partners has been a mainstay of the movie industry for decades. This approach creates two levels of tension – the actual case and the will-they-won’t-they-kill-each other bickering. What makes the casting of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlber
Death penalty waived in shooting that left 2 men dead at east Bakersfield marijuana...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It was revealed during a court hearing Friday that prosecutors have waived the death penalty against two men facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people at a marijuana dispensary in east Bakersfield. Terrance Thompson, 19, and Darwin Young Jr., 21, now face a maximum penalty
From Bakersfield to NYC: Girl with Down syndrome to be featured in Times Square
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — New York City is getting ready to celebrate people with Down syndrome. Only 500 people are chosen to have their photo appear on a jumbotron at the heart of Times Square—and one Bakersfield girl is part of this special video. Lauren Holcomb sits with the proud mom and dad Jessica Slaughter [
Bakersfield PD seek help identifying woman accused of breaking into car on Real Road
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman accused of stealing items from a car on Real Road. Police said on Monday, August 10th, 2026, at around 10:45 p.m., the suspect allegedly removed personal items from the victim’s...
Boy, 13, gets 36 weeks in juvenile facility in deadly shooting on Crane St...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 13-year-old boy arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in east Bakersfield has been committed to a juvenile detention center for up to 36 weeks after admitting to charges of second-degree murder and assault with a gun, according to prosecutors. Daniel Rios also was placed on probatio
Born 63 Years Ago in Bakersfield, the Son of a Country Legend Who Followed...
On this day (September 4) in 1963, Noel Haggard was born in Bakersfield, California. The youngest son of Merle Haggard and his first wife, Leona Hobbs, he began performing with his father as a teenager. Since starting his solo career in the late 1990s, he has released one album and charted two singles. He also regularl
