Bakersfield CA

A vegetation fire burning near the Cholame Y close to the San Luis Obispo County line blackened thousands of acres and forced a partial closure of Highway 46 East on Saturday. Antelope Fire explodes in size Update, 8:30 p.m. The fire has grown to 2,091 acres and is now impacting Highway 41 toward Fresno, according to I

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — At least one motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday night after crashing into water containers on westbound Highway 178 at Highway 204, according to CHP's website. The crash happened at about 8:37 p.m. The motorcyclist was taken to Kern Medical with injuries that were not immediatel

A fast-moving brush fire near Gorman in northern Los Angeles County forced closures on Interstate 5 Friday as firefighters worked to slow the blaze. The fire, known as the Ridge Fire, was first reported at approximately 3:02 p.m. and expanded rapidly throughout the afternoon. By 3:41 p.m., the fire had...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Adventist health leaders and partners unveiled renderings and shared an update on the $40 million Advanced Care Pavilion Thursday. The pavilion is under construction next to the Adventist Health AIS Cancer Center in downtown Bakersfield. Bank of America, a long time partner to the group, al

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Wildfire crews are making progress in eastern Washington extinguishing the fires, but thousands of evacuees won’t be going home anytime soon. Public Information Officer Cindy Huge with the American Red Cross walks us through how volunteers in our community are stepping up to help. Watch the

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is remembering an officer on the anniversary of his death this weekend. The department is honoring Sergeant Dennis Alan Moore, who suffered a major medical event on Aug. 9, 2017 and passed away the same day. BPD said Moore “loved this department, the commun

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 67-year-old man appeared in court Friday to face charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash on Union Avenue that killed a teen girl. Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Jeff Don Ferguson and he was ordered held on a total of $150,000 bail ahead of a preliminary hearing […]

Crews are battling a brush fire in Gorman near the L.A. County-Kern County line, triggering evacuation orders and warnings and a freeway closure.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Goats and sheep play a significant role in reducing wildfire risks across California by eating up dry vegetation. Now Kern County leaders are looking to demand action from the state to save grazing operations from major reductions. The Kern County Board of Supervisors is slated to meet Tues

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police arrested 17 people, seized 12 dogs, and removed nearly 26 tons of trash during an encampment clean-up operation Wednesday near the railroad tracks between East Truxtun Avenue and Virginia Avenue, authorities said. Police said the 25.93 tons of trash filled four 40-ya