In-Shape abduction, rape trial continues into 2nd day
Testimony resumed Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of abducting a woman from the parking lot of a gym on Coffee Road, then raping her in an orange orchard.
Kern County conference highlights dangers of abandoned oil wells
Experts in Kern County are discussing the environmental and health risks of abandoned oil wells, which leak methane and contaminate groundwater.
Keep your money: Bakersfield church’s monthly ‘restaurant’ just wants your story
Monetary profits are not the point at this restaurant.
California High Speed Rail Completes Major Milestone
"California isn't waiting for the future. We're building it," the Golden State's governor, Gavin Newsom, has said.
Measure A raised $2 million for city in 2025 fiscal year
Measure A, the one-cent sales tax that went into effect four years ago, is raising more money that estimated when it was conceived and voted on in 2021. The city collected $2.052 million in the 2025 fiscal year, more than the $1.6 million estimated when it was put on the ballot in Nov. 2021.
Taft leaders disagree with Bakersfield over progress of CCF talks
Bakersfield officials are sounding optimistic about putting some of their prisoners in the Taft Community Correctional Facility as early as July, but Taft officials say that's news to them. Recent news articles coming out about a City of Bakersfield task force meeting quoted Bakersfield officials as saying an...
Family Justice Center replacement vote pushed due to lack of quorum
The vote to fill the vacancy left by The Open Door Network at the Kern County Family Justice Center was postponed due to a lack of quorum. The item will be heard at the April 14 meeting.
These valley cities broke their temperatures records every day – for a week
Multiple cities in California's Central Valley broke records for five consecutive days of high temperatures, with Fresno, Hanford, and Bakersfield setting new daily high records every day.
Police ask for help to locate man reported missing out of East Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police are asking for help to find a 68-year-old man last seen on Friday in East Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for help to find David Phillip Harvey. He was last seen on March 20, sometime between 4:40 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the 800 block of East 21st […]
Two arrested during Statewide Shoulder Tap operation in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two people were arrested in west Bakersfield for allegedly buying alcohol for those underage during a statewide operation. Police said on March 14th, 2026, Bakersfield Police Department VICE detectives, in partnership with California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC),...
