Bakersfield CA

CALIFORNIA - Overhaul’s Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) was alerted to a potential threat involving a full truckload shipment of high-end consumer electronics valued at

A park ranger, air crew and other emergency first responders found a woman clinging to rocks in the Central Valley’s fast-moving Kern River, pulling her to safety, according to the sheriff’s office.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died after being struck by several vehicles on Highway 99 as 43-year-old Shane Daniel Voris of Bakersfield. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at around 1:48 a.m., officers were called...

July 29, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that at approximately 3:50 P.M. on July 25, 2026, a Kern County Sheriff’s Office Park Ranger was flagged down by a citizen on Highway 178 near mile marker 15 in the Kern River Canyon. The citizen reported that an adult female had fallen into the Kern River a

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The new Salty’s BBQ location is set to host a grand opening Aug. 6. The grand opening is set for 10 a.m. at the new location located at 3214 Coffee Rd, according to organizers. The new location is set to feature indoor and outdoor seating, a drive through and more parking.

RIDGECREST, Calif. (KESQ) - An Amber Alert was briefly in effect across Southern California today as police searched for a man suspected of abducting three children from a park in Ridgecrest in Kern County, but the suspect and kids were later found. According to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help identifying two suspects wanted in a theft investigation. Police said the suspects tried to make purchases using stolen access cards at the Walmart on Fashion Place and Target on Mall View Road on May 2.

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $109.6 million in Proposition 1 funding to create 278 permanent supportive homes in Bakersfield, Contra Costa County, Sacramento and Fresno, including 103 homes reserved for veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $109.6 million in

Golden Valley High School has announced the hiring of Trinity Jones Estrada as the new head coach of the Grizzlies softball program, welcoming a coach with both collegiate playing experience and several years of travel-ball coaching. The announcement was made by the Golden Valley softball program in a social media post

Kern County supervisors approved new sidewalk vending rules requiring permits, outlining where vendors can operate, and bringing county regulations closer in line with California law.