Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A person was arrested Friday after starting a fire at Highland High School, according to the Bakersfield Fire Department. Officials with BFD said firefighters responded to a vegetation fire at Highland High School at 12 p.m. Firefighters were able to put the fire out and no injuries were re

A 21-year-old Earlimart man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Kern County.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The father of one-year-old Amilio Gutierrez, who died after being left in a hot car by his mother in Bakersfield, was arrested after an overnight standoff on multiple felony charges in Porterville. According to Porterville Police Chief Eric Rader, the suspect, identified as 21-year-old

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A memorial service will be held Monday evening at Edwards Air Force Base, which straddles Kern, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, to honor the eight people killed in the B-52 bomber crash earlier this month. The Air Force said the ceremony was...

Bakersfield residents with ties to Venezuela describe hours of anxiety trying to reach loved ones after two deadly earthquakes struck.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — As we enter the final stretch of June 2026, the temperatures continue to go even lower. It's not every year where highs top out in the 80s just days away from July across Kern County. From the South Valley to the desert Sunday afternoon temperatures may end up under 90 everywhere acros

A Bakersfield man was arrested for DUI after a crash at California Ave. and Chester Lane killed another driver early Sunday.

BAKERSFIELD, California (June 28, 2026) – The late Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and winner of 234 NASCAR national series races, heads the list of 2026 West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports inductees. The additional seven racing industry figures set to be enshrined later this year are National...

When you live on acreage in the timber and it’s quiet enough to hear a pickup door shut a... The post Landowner Says Armed Poachers Cross His Posted Gates at Night — But the Sheriff Says He Needs Proof Before Sending a Deputy Out appeared first on The Avid Outdoorsman .

The US 250 Tour stops at the Park at Riverwalk on July 3 for a free, family-friendly patriotic festival featuring live music, colonial demos, a Benjamin Franklin hologram, and fireworks