📅 Kern County Water Agency Board Meetings on March 26
The Kern County Water Agency Board of Directors will hold both a special meeting at 11:00 a.m. and a regular meeting at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Meetings take place at the Stuart T. Pyle Water Resources Center, 3200 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, and are also accessible by phone at +1 (571) 317‑3122...
PetSmart Charities $20,000 grant to fund Kern adoption events, boost shelter pet health
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A $20,000 grant from PetSmart Charities will help Kern County Animal Services provide more medical and behavioral support to help pets become healthy, adoption-ready, and into homes, with National Adoption Week events scheduled later this month at two Bakersfield PetSmart locations....
Planada Superintendent calls for thoughtful dialogue for renaming of Cesar Chavez schools
PLANADA, Calif. (FOX26) — Across California, dozens of schools and public spaces named after César Chávez are now under review, as districts weigh community input, costs, and what his name represents today. In the San Joaquin Valley, school districts are coming together to discuss how to move...
Records shattered across Central Valley amid rare heat wave
Record high temperatures for the month of March were broken in Fresno, Merced, Bakersfield, Hanford, and Madera, with temperatures expected to remain 20-35 degrees above average through next week.
Bakersfield stays in summer-like heat after record 95-degree March day
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Spring began Friday but our temperatures this week were unbelievably summer-like. The highlight came on Wednesday when Bakersfield was just one of MANY cities across the West to set an ALL-TIME record high for the month of March with Meadows Field topping out at 95. Prior to that it...
Lili Marsh keeps veterans on the move with ‘Honor Flight Kern County’
Honor Flight Kern County founder Lili Marsh has spent nearly 15 years helping thousands of local veterans visit their memorials in Washington, D.C.
7-year-old Bakersfield girl breaks running world record, chases more
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern Track Club practices at Belcourt Park. It’s a group of about 30 kids, aged anywhere from 4 to 18 years old. They run around the park at many distances; 100 meter, half a mile, maybe a full mile, as a group. Near the front of the pack, you’ll see […]
BPD ask for public’s help to ID suspect in Fellowship Baptist Church burglary
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help in identifying a suspect connected to a burglary at a Baptist church on Stine Road. Police said on Jan. 30, 2026, the suspect in the photo is accused of breaking into the Fellowship Baptist Church, located...
Kern River Valley prepares for 35th annual fishing derby
The 35th annual fishing derby returns to Lake Isabella March 28-30. The chairman of the event, Fred Clark, joins 23ABC in-studio to share details ahead of the big weekend.
‘Labor of love’: Bakersfield Marathon volunteers prepare for big run
"I hope they see what, what it really does to the community. It's highlighting us in a light that I think a lot of people don't see."
