Bakersfield CA

The state has approved Kern County’s SGMA plan, but local farmers remain uncertain about how it will impact their operations.

A 6-year-old girl was killed in a rollover crash caused by a suspected drunk driver on East Panama Lane her mother and sibling suffered injuries.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Encore Boutique, a downtown Bakersfield resale store that sells high-end fashion items, is offering special activities and promotions for customers this Friday, according to organizers. The celebration is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3 at Encore Boutique, located at...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people were arrested after a probation search led to suspected narcotics and guns in a home northwest of Ridgecrest. On Sept. 25, the Kern County Probation Department searched a home in the 1600 block of North Brown Road. Officers located a sawed-off H.Koon Snake Charmer shotgun, a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The U.S. Marshals Task Force is asking the public to help locate a wanted man. Johnny Herrera, 45, is on parole for burglary and has a criminal history including indecent exposure. Officials describe Herrera to be 5 feet, 7 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He has Bakersfield ties. If...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man on active California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation parole was arrested on Wednesday after probation officers allegedly found firearms and ammunition at his home, according to the Kern County Probation Department. On Sept. 24, officers with the department’s Adult...

This story was originally published by The Intersection. Up and down the San Joaquin Valley, hospital programs for newly-hired registered nurses are providing a year of additional training and experience beyond what they received en route to their nursing degree. CommonSpirit Health, which operates about 30 hospitals...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 31-year-old man, on active mandatory supervision and felony probation, was arrested after officers allegedly found guns, ammunition, body armor, and meth. The Kern County Probation Department said on Thursday, September 25, 2025, officers assigned to the Kern County Probation...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the second woman killed in the 2024 trailer fire on Edison Highway. The coroner identified her as Amber Patricia Dawson, 47, of Bakersfield. Dawson’s cause of death was determined to be smoke inhalation and thermal burns with contributing...

A Bakersfield Sikh family is speaking out after their home was riddled with bullets in what police believe appeared to be a targeted shooting earlier this month.