Bakersfield CA

The wildfire was near West Garces Highway and Rowlee Road by the Kern-Tulare county line.

Cal State Bakersfield's Class of 2026 celebrated graduation at Dignity Health Arena for the first time this spring.

A Closer Look at Motorcycle Crashes in Bakersfield Riders have far less physical protection than drivers inside passenger vehicles, which means even relatively minor crashes can lead to severe injuries. Recent motorcycle accident statistics show that Bakersfield and Kern County continue experiencing a troubling number

Most people assume living in California means draining your savings just to keep the lights on. But Bakersfield is quietly changing that story for retirees across the country. Tucked in the southern San Joaquin Valley, this sun-soaked city offers warm weather, real community, and a cost of living that actually makes se

Strong winds, lowering temperatures, and increased wildfire potential summarize our newest weekend across Kern County. The heat from earlier in the week is a thing of the past, for now. An area of low pressure that was coming across the Gulf of Alaska is part of the atmospheric puzzle leading to our latest changes.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — CHP said at around 6:08 p.m. Friday, a possible head-on crash between two vehicles has closed at least one lane of westbound Highway 58 at southbound Highway 14. It's unknown if anyone was injured at this time. A grey small sedan and a black Acura...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Drag boat racers are set to hit the water at Lake Ming in Bakersfield for the National Jet Boat Association’s May Madness sprint drag boat racing event as Kern County officials work to respond to an invasive mussel threat in local waterways. Thomas Brown, chief intergovernmental...

Brighton Park neighborhood residents gave the city of Bakersfield hundreds of letters asking to bring the height and brightness down of a proposed 11-story-tall Church of Latter-day Saints temple in the neighborhood's backyard.

Local agencies may be forced to redirect resources toward emergency response and repairs.

The report states that detainees reported that the California City center was “being run like a prison opposed to a civil detention facility” despite the majority of the detainees being classified as “low security.”