17-year-old fatally shot after football game in Bakersfield
Getty Images/iStockphoto A 17-year-old was shot and killed Friday night during a football game at Independence High in…
Book of the Week: “Happy Hippo, Angry Duck”
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Library’s Book of the Week is “Happy Hippo, Angry Duck” by…
Bruins Draw With CSU Bakersfield, 1-1
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men’s soccer program earned a 1-1 draw against CSU Bakersfield in the teams’…
County to collect hazardous waste at transfer station Sept. 18-19 | News
Kern County Public Works will hold a household hazardous waste collection event Sept. 18 and 19 at the…
‘We are praying for Bakersfield’: Teen’s shooting death at high school football game leaves Bakersfield reeling, prompts gang crackdown | News
A teenager’s fatal shooting Friday night at a high school football game in southwest Bakersfield has prompted a…
Mayor Karen Goh, Senator Shannon Grove, Rep. Vince Fong issue statements following Independence HS shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As new details emerge and the city continues to reel after Friday night’s deadly…
Kern County community reacts to deadly school shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County residents are speaking out following a deadly shooting on Friday at Independence…
‘This is deeper than my son’: Family of Bakersfield teen fatally shot at Independence HS mourns loss
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — While most parents are adjusting to back-to-school season and planning their children’s future, the…
Parents demand answers, more security after shooting at high school football game
In the wake of Friday night’s shooting at Independence High School, parents and community members are demanding answers…
Bakersfield police confirm Independence shooting was gang-related, amid new arrests
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield Police Department investigators arrested six other teenagers after the shooting at Independence High…
Patsy Ann Stewart | Newsletter
Patsy Ann Stewart, passed away peacefully at her home in Bakersfield, California, on August 13, 2026, at the…
Triple digit temperatures continue to trend in Kern County
Kern County is once again going through a heatwave, with triple digit temperatures dominating the majority of the…