PREVIEW: Lightning in a Bottle Returns With Empire of the Sun, Mau P, Sara...
Lightning in a Bottle returns again this Memorial Day weekend with a broad range of electronic music while incorporating some notable cross-genre activities and events. Taking place from May 20–24 at Buena Vista Lake near Bakersfield, CA, the music lineup is strong with headliners Australian synth-pop duo Empire of the
Brush fire prompts partial Highway 178 closure
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol has reported a partial closure for Highway 178 due to a brush fire in East Bakersfield. The fire was first reported at around 3 p.m. Sunday. According to the Highway Patrol, both directions of the freeway are closed from Morning Drive...
Brite Fire burns 665 acres near Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport
BUTTONWILLOW, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A wildfire burning near the Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport had scorched hundreds of acres Saturday evening, prompting an evacuation warning for parts of western Kern County. The Brite Fire started around 4 p.m. According to Cal Fire, flames burned 665 acres and the fire was 20%...
Water a big question for proposed AI data center in eastern Kern desert
Assurances that a “highly efficient hybrid cooling system” will keep a proposed AI data center from sucking up all the water in the already overdrafted Indian Wells Valley fell flat with residents who’ve bombarded the state with negative comments on the proposal. The proposed RB Inyokern Data...
Bakersfield police clear 7 Kern River encampments, remove 24 tons of trash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A multi-agency operation cleared seven homeless encampments along islands in the Kern River, removing more than 24 tons of trash, relocated several people to services, and led to one arrest, Bakersfield police said. The BPD's Special Operations Group deployed resources from multiple agencies for the...
Kern County Board of Supervisors to discuss appointment of registrar of voters in closed...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda for Tuesday includes consideration of appointment regarding the next registrar of voters, but it will be held privately. Although it is on the agenda, the item is set to be discussed in closed session, meaning the Board will not consider this matter in […]
Man arrested after at least 35 suspected thefts at Lowe’s in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 43-year-old man was arrested after being suspected of committing at least 35 organized retail thefts from Lowe’s stores for almost a year, causing over $14,000 in losses. The Bakersfield Police Department Organized Retail Theft (ORT) Unit ended an investigation involving a serial retail...
Bakersfield family seeks justice 36 years after Jessica Martinez’s murder
More than three decades after 4-year-old Jessica Martinez was abducted and killed in Bakersfield, her mother says the fight for answers and justice has never stopped.
The American Car Show is rolling into town May 9
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Get ready to rev your engines for a good cause. The Ronald McDonald House and the Mopars of Bakersfield are teaming up again for the American Car Show on Saturday, May 9. House director for the Ronald McDonald House, Scarlett Sabin and Val Miller with the Mopars of Bakersfield joined 17 […]
Bakersfield’s population grows to more than 422,000, nearing Oakland’s size
Bakersfield's population is now 422,853, up nearly 20,000 since 2020, per California Dept. of Finance.
