Bakersfield CA

The Taft City School District is finalizing a schedule for the steps to hire a new superintendent. The board engaged the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office in August to help select a successor to Lori Slaven, who resigned in July at a closed door meeting. Last week, the TCSD...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The magic of Disney was alive at the Kern County Fairgrounds Sunday during the 6th Annual Mouse-Con. Dozens of vendors and collectors took over Building One for a fun-filled day of fandom. At the event there was plenty of cosplay, with fans dressing up as their favorite characters for a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Delano Police Department has issued a warning out to the community regarding a virtual kidnapping scam targeting families. Delano police say that scammers trick people into thinking one of their family members has been kidnapped to try and collect ransom money from them. DPD also said...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council is slated to approve a proposed two-year agreement between the city and its fire employees, leaving just the city’s police officers without a contract, according to the agenda for Wednesday. The fire department employees, represented by the Bakersfield...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A murder charge has been filed in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in the area of Ashe Road and Bear Mountain Boulevard in 2024. Court records show a charge of first-degree murder was filed late last year against Mauricio Juarez and a warrant issued for […]

On November 13, 2025, the doors at Hard Rock Casino Tejon opened at noon in Mettler, California, after a morning of ceremony and camera flashes. People queued early, some for hours, for a first walk across the gaming floor at the base of the Grapevine. The opening capped a fast...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A Bakersfield woman convicted of felony DUI charges after crashing into a house has been charged with another felony for an earlier DUI arrest. Prosecutors on Friday chose to refile a separate misdemeanor case involving Madison Williams, 29, who was convicted in December of DUI causing great...

The two Bakersfield locations of Houston TX Hot Chicken have temporarily closed to work on "a strategic evaluation of future options," according to a spokesperson.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Love, commitment and compassion filled the halls of Kern Medical last week. While facing an extended hospital stay, one couple chose to turn a difficult situation into a meaningful moment by getting married inside the hospital. Kern Medical says their staff went above and beyond to help...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — AND THE FOG ROLLS ON.... The top story, when it comes to weather, is definitely the return of the Tule Fog across the San Joaquin Valley. Over the weekend the fog was dense and stayed around for long periods of time. Some areas, especially just over the County line to the north were...