Cal City prison announces 2-year, 2,560-bed contract with ICE
Operators of a 2,560-bed detention center in California City announced this week a two-year contract with the federal government even as local advocates say the facility’s conditions are substandard. CoreCivic, the Tennessee-based owner of the former state prison in eastern Kern County, announced Monday it has...
Gang member Garcia, girlfriend due back in court in December in escape case
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Francisco Garcia, sentenced this week for two gang-related shootings, isn’t heading to prison just yet. The 22-year-old still has a case pending in connection with his escape from custody last month. Both Garcia and his girlfriend, Elektra Espinoza, had a preliminary hearing postponed...
Foster care experiences inspire new EMT to serve Kern County community
Among the new recruits is Aubrielle Lucia, whose personal experiences with medically fragile foster siblings inspired her career path in emergency medical services.
36 Bakersfield shelter dogs head to their forever homes in Canada
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Dogs of all breeds and sizes left the Bakersfield Animal Care Center Friday morning and headed to BARC’s Rescue in Calgary, where fosters and adopters are already lined up. Thirty-six dogs left the shelter, according to organizers. Last year, thousands of adoptable dogs were euthanized in...
More details revealed in Arvin gunfight that killed 2
Two parties were thrown on the same day in May at adjacent homes in Arvin. Armed gang members attended. Alcohol was served. It was a recipe for disaster.
‘Long history of fires’: Multiple fires break out on Union Avenue
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A half-melted sign is the first thing Bakersfield residents see when passing the La Mirage Motel. Past the gates lie bundles of trash, a large puddle of water and burned openings in its former rooms. But the La Mirage was not the only building put out by the Bakersfield Fire Department […]
Tax Relief for McFarland’s Cannabis Dispensary Under New State Law
Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 564, keeping the cannabis excise tax at 15% as oppose to 25% until 2028.
Bakersfield PD investigates deadly assault in south Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a deadly assault in south Bakersfield that was reported Thursday morning. Officers with the police department saw a victim of an assault in the 100 block of East White Lane just after 10 a.m. Medical aid was rendered and emergency medical...
Bakersfield School Board approves resolution supporting ethnic studies
At the Sept. 23 Bakersfield City School District board meeting, the board voted 5-0 to approve Resolution No. 2025-44, supporting the development of ethnic studies coursework. The resolution states that ethnic studies can be integrated across subjects and used as a tool to connect students with their cultural and...
Shelter on the Hill offers $1,700 reward to help capture pig-stabbing suspect
It’s been about three weeks since “Pancho,” an FFA student’s pig, was stabbed 17 times. The community is still searching for answers. Shelter on the Hill is pitching to these efforts.
