Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Spring arrived with summerlike heat as temperatures climbed well above normal, driven by a strong high-pressure system over the Southwest. Emily Wilson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a powerful ridge of high pressure is responsible for the unusual warmth....

Bakersfield College faculty are discussing renaming the Cesar E. Chavez Leadership Certificate following recent sexual abuse allegations against Chavez.

The Kern County coroner has identified Stanley Carbajal, 36, of Paso Robles as one of two drivers killed in a head-on collision over the weekend. [Bakersfield Now]. Wasco resident Gael Salto Fernandez, 20, also died in the crash, which occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday on Highway 46 west of Wasco.

The California Highway Patrol said a Lamont man died early Thursday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Elk Hills Road. The CHP said the preliminary investigation indicates the 30-year-old Lamont resident was driving a Toyota Corolla southbound on Elk Hills Road north of Valley West Road . For reasons still under...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The woman shot by Bakersfield police last July after allegedly lunging at officers with a knife in a southwest Bakersfield Walmart parking lot is being reconsidered for a mental health diversion, according to court records from Kern County. Deashanay Holmes was in court on Wednesday,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is in custody after evading California Highway Patrol officers and crashing into an Amazon truck in Oildale. Officers with CHP attempted a traffic stop in the Oildale area on a Suzuki motorcycle for a vehicle code violation Thursday around 3:24 p.m. The driver of the motorcycle,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield School District released a statement stating they are evaluating all options regarding the name for Cesar Chavez Elementary School amid allegations against the labor leader. A New York Times investigation has reported that civil rights leader Dolores Huerta is among...

Thursday's high of 92° makes it three days in a row with record temperatures in Bakersfield. The old record was 90° set in 1928. This also means we've hit at least 90° for three days in a row, something that's never happened in the month of March!

Good morning and happy Friday, Kern County. We officially start spring today, but temperatures will be well above average once again. We stay hot into Saturday with a slight dip down on Sunday. The March Equinox marks the official start of astronomical spring. As you know, we have felt very...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County District Attorney's Office is seeking an agreement with Bakersfield Recovery Services to provide services for the Family Justice Center. That's according to the Kern County Board of Supervisor's March 24, 2026 agenda. It follows the fallout between the District...