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Good morning! The final full week of the month of August will be hot across Kern. Heat alerts are active through Wednesday night. The valley and west side hills have a Heat Advisory in effect. This includes the neighborhoods of Bakersfield, Taft, Delano and Lost Hills. Widespread triple digit heat is likely.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a burglary at a Panama Lane restaurant earlier this month. Officials said the burglary happened August 1, 2026, at Kwality Indian Cuisine and Ice Cream, located at 3541 Panama...

The Avocado & Margarita Street Festival returns to its original home in the heart of Morro Bay’s iconic waterfront district. KGET wants to send YOU and three friends to the festival, taking place on Saturday September 12, 2026 from 10:00AM to 6:00PM. Enjoy live music, margaritas steps from the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is remembering an officer who was killed in the line of duty over century ago. The police department made a social media post on Tuesday saying they are honoring and remembering Officer Aaron Alexander Trent, who died on Aug. 25, 1917. BPD said Trent was in

Hot weather is set to continue, at least in the short term. Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Warnings remain in effect through Wednesday. Over the next few days Valley and KRV highs will be near 100°, with 90s in the mountains and highs up to 110° in the desert.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the community’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old girl who was last seen Saturday. Magaly Lopez was last seen around 9 p.m. at a residence on Sunset Ranch Drive, according to police. Lopez is described as being 5 feet 7 inches and100 po

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Public Health officials presented enforcement numbers on unpermitted food vendors from the past year at the regular Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. The Kern County Public Health Department has a full-time team created to provide education and “progressive enforcement” to l

Donny Youngblood, the longtime sheriff of Kern County, announced his retirement during Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two men on motorcycles were arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash on the Kern River Trail Sunday evening, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. At around 6:52 p.m. on Aug. 23, Bakersfield police officers responded to the Kern River Trail west of the Park at River Walk for