Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As we head into the very hot and dry summer months it’s important to know how to protect your family from a wildfire. County Wildfire Coordinator Wendy Ward from the Kern Fire Safe Council joins us with how you can not only learn about fire safety, but voice concerns you have […]

A cool cause is blowing into Compassion Corner this Wednesday. KGET is teaming up with the Volunteer Center of Kern County for our annual fan drive. We have Executive Director Lori Honea with the Volunteer Center here to tell us more about the event. The Volunteer Center is dedicated to helping seniors stay cool this [

America’s 250th anniversary celebration — coming to Bakersfield on July 3 — is an occasion so big it apparently requires not one but two separate and distinct organizing committees.

Community members attended the city council meeting last week to address concerns with the Rancho Tree Trimming contract. Several community members were concerned about the removal of trees in Kern County and addressed these concerns during the public portion of the meeting. Their main argument was that restoring the t

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors has approved a new solar energy project — greenlighting a venture that will generate millions of dollars in property taxes for the county. The county supervisors approved the project in a 3-1 vote Tuesday, paving the way for the proposed project, called

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An emergency shelter has opened at North High School in Bakersfield to help residents affected by an extended power outage in Oildale. The American Red Cross, in partnership with the Kern County Human Services Agency, opened the shelter on June 16, 2026, at North High School, 300 Galax

Ahead of Kern’s final budget vote, advocates seek more public health funds and detention probes, while officials say oversight is mainly a federal duty.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Wasco police will soon add a new tool aimed at speeding up emergency response: a drone as a first responder program. Residents may have already noticed a drone flying in parts of the city. Those flights are part of training and testing ahead of the program’s launch.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Fire Department is reminding residents to not call 911 when reporting illegal fireworks, but to report online. KCFD said it is to help keep emergency lines available for true emergencies. Illegal fireworks can be reported online here: www.YouLightItWeWriteIt.com. The Ke

Some Bakersfield residents spent more than 24 hours without electricity this week after a pair of equipment failures caused an extended power outage during triple-digit temperatures.