Bakersfield CA

Dignity Health is laying off 57 Bakersfield employees and closing its Tehachapi clinic as CommonSpirit Health navigates a multiyear financial turnaround.

McDonald's is set to introduce its first-ever Caesar sauce to Fresno on July 21 along with three new chicken menu items.

Taft College has announced its Class of 2026 Hall of Fame inductees. 1985 California State Cross Country Runner Up Team—Outstanding Team. Hall of Fame inductee biographies will be posted soon on the Taft College website. Established in 2016, the Taft College Hall of Fame honors former students, teams, coaches,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Lancaster man accused of critically injuring a bicyclist in a shooting on Forrest Street in Bakersfield was arraigned Tuesday on charges including attempted murder. Christian Villasenor, 43, had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf to charges of attempted murder, assault with a gun and

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — All classes at Bakersfield College are reportedly closed on Tuesday night while a vegetation fire is being extinguished on Alfred Harrel Highway, according to a text message received from a BC student. The text was sent just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to a student who...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died after being struck by a vehicle on Panorama Drive as 83-year-old Larry Bernard Tombow of Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department said on July 9th, 2026, at around 9:18 pm, officers responded to the...

For the second time in less than a month, air tankers and water-dropping helicopters flew through the skies west of Taft. Monday afternoon, it was for a fire that burned almost 90 acres on the south side of Highway 33 and briefly threatened some residences on the western edge of town.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield Police Chief Brent Stratton joined 17 News at Sunrise on Tuesday to discuss some of the latest issues in law enforcement and other topics in Bakersfield. Stratton was asked about a recent uptick in deadly crashes, unsafe driving and the department’s use of Flock cameras. Stratto

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County sheriff’s sergeant accused of rape has taken a seat next to his attorney in Department 4 of Superior Court and his preliminary hearing has begun. Stephen Wells is charged with rape by force or fear, assault with the intent to commit rape by force or fear and burglary. […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who pleaded no contest to killing his wife’s cousin was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years to life in prison, court records show. Jaime Regalado-Avalos, 45, in June pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the death of Claudia Morales Vazquez, 33. Her body was discovered the morning o