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The 17,000-square-foot store in northwest Bakersfield held its official ribbon cutting Tuesday and added about a dozen new full-time jobs

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield city officials are informing drivers to use alternate routes this week for road closures set to impact Wible Road. In an announcement on Monday, Sept. 14, officials said Wible Road will be closed in both directions starting Tuesday, Sept. 15 through Thursday, Sept. 17. The road

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Four of the seven seats on the Bakersfield City Council are on the ballot this November, and the race for Ward 4 is shaping up to be one to watch. Incumbent Bob Smith faces challenger Ryan Crowl in the contest for the Ward 4 council...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Diesel drivers in Kern County are feeling new pressure at the pump after prices rose again overnight, pushing fill-ups into the hundreds of dollars for some local motorists and raising concerns about ripple effects on the cost of goods. On Monday, the average price of diesel in...

67-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested about 50 minutes after the robbery was reported. – A 67-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested Monday after a bank robbery in Grover Beach, according to a press release from the Grover Beach Police Department. At approximately 12:01 p.m. Monday, the Grover Beach Police Department

The event comes as Kern County DUI statistics show hundreds of crashes and dozens of fatalities in recent years

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman was left with major injuries after a hit-and-run crash in the Foodmaxx parking lot in east Bakersfield late Friday night. Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded to the 6400 block of Niles Street at about 11:40 p.m. on Friday. CHP said an early or late model 1990s pick

A reward is being offered for information on a man who was allegedly involved in a deadly workplace shooting in 2025.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern High School District and Bakersfield police investigated social media threats toward Bakersfield High School and found them not credible, though additional security was added as a precaution. The Kern High School District is aware of threats circulating on social media. The Kern H

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County authorities have identified the man who was killed while driving a motorcycle in Ridgecrest this past weekend. The Kern County coroner’s office said identified the man as 55-year-old Christopher Daniel Bermudez of Ridgecrest. The California Highway Patrol said that Bermudez was