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Elijah and Zoe Bonner, ages 10 and 12, earned their spots on Team USA at nationals last month and will compete August 26 in Costa Rica.

Kern County students will have a little extra help heading back to school after Hard Rock Casino Tejon donated 500 backpacks to support a district-wide backpack drive. The casino delivered the backpacks to Sen. Shannon Grove’s district office as part of her annual district-wide backpack drive. The donation will benefit

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It will be at least another couple months before Nicholas Quintana, who claimed he killed a Bakersfield attorney in self-defense and whose first trial in 2021 ended with jurors deadlocked on murder and robbery charges, stands trial a second time. There have been numerous delays in getting a

A Vallarta Supermarket is coming to southwest Bakersfield — here's what neighbors and nearby businesses are saying about the long-awaited development.

The parks that California State Parks is looking for input from the community on is Dust Bowl Camp in Kern County, the San Joaquin River Parkway in Fresno & Madera counties, and the Feather River Park in Yuba County.

A woman was swept away by the powerful currents of the Kern River, prompting a large-scale response from emergency crews. According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, a park ranger was flagged down by a concerned citizen who reported that an adult woman had fallen into the river and been carried downstream by the fas

County Assessors are required to complete annual local assessment rolls by July 1, according to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 616. These assessment rolls reflect the taxable value of all properties as of January 1, 2026, and establish the baseline to calculate annual property taxes. Property tax revenue

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Drivers traveling between Highway 99 and Highway 58 in Bakersfield should plan for extra time and detours Monday night as crews install bridge signs, according to the city. The Ming Avenue on-ramp for northbound Highway 99 to the westbound Highway 58 on-ramp is scheduled to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Triple-digit temperatures are once again baking Kern County, with Friday marking the beginning of the area’s third heat wave. Meteorologist Aaron Perlman said temperatures across the region are expected to climb, with Bakersfield reaching 105 degrees. He said mountain areas are expected

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A sea of garbage, half broken furniture and bundles of torn clothes. The state of a large unused field off Planz Road and Hale Street continues to deteriorate into a dumping ground. Ward 1 Councilman Eric Arias represents the area and said it needs improvements. “I wanted to send a message