Bakersfield CA

In a single day, a dispatcher could take more than 100 calls back-to-back.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — California Resources Corp. plans to lay off 56 people in Bakersfield following the company’s acquisition of Berry Corp. last year, according to a WARN letter from Feb. 16. The company sent a letter this week stating the layoffs will affect employees at its offices on...

Kern County Public Health recommends Lerdo jail inmates avoid showering after diesel organics found in water supply. Clean water being trucked in.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tehachapi, CA – Drivers crossing the Kern County mountains face near whiteout conditions and chain controls through early Friday as up to 18 inches of additional snow piles up above 6,000 feet and wind...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — More than a decade after a hit-and-run DUI crash killed Kern High School District Police Chief Steven Alvidrez, the man convicted in the case was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years to life in prison, according to Kern County court records. David Lopez Lilly was convicted...

Multi-agency operation results in arrests and housing placements while addressing growing homeless camps

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) introduced a package of bills called the "Lords of Bakersfield." In a release, it said the three-bill package “targets the abuse of mental health diversion programs, ends sweeping immunity deals for accomplices of predators, and mandates...

The owner of Kern River’s Edge Campground Retreat came across his own personal wildlife drama while driving a truck down a campground road. He spotted a bobcat in the middle of a fight with what turned out to be another bobcat. He stopped his vehicle and watched for a while. So, how did this bobcat vs. bobcat fight...

62-year-old Parish Buzzard sentenced to 32 months in prison for sending threatening emails with racial slurs to Kern County Supervisor Jeff Flores.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Thursday morning, February 19, 2026 several school districts in Kern County announced delays/closures due to the snow/ice. Caliente Union School District — Snow/Ice Closure. Mojave Unified School District — Districtwide Closure (inclement weather) Tehachapi Unified School District —...