Bakersfield City Council to consider change to municipal code allowing construction near abandoned drilling sites
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council is slated to have a first reading of several proposed…
Family of 8-Year-Old Xxavien Hernandez Demands Justice After Deadly DUI Crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Before the arraignment, family members of 8-year-old Xxavien Hernandez gathered outside the Kern County…
Holiday Cottage opens for community to fulfill foster children’s wishes
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Department of Human Services has once again opened The Holiday Cottage, marking…
Holiday Cottage grants wishes for 700+ foster children this season
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Dozens gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Holiday Cottage, a program that…
California Democrats celebrate Prop 50 win as GOP launches legal challenge
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — California Democrats are celebrating the passage of Proposition 50, a ballot measure allowing state…
CHP Bakersfield’s Halloween crackdown yields 14 alleged DUI arrests, 45 citations and more
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Bakersfield office took part in a statewide Maximum Enforcement Period…
McKinney-Vento program supports homeless youth in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — When you think of people living on the street, you don’t always think of…
CSUN Hosts Bakersfield on Wednesday, Travels to Hawai’i
CSUN THIS WEEK: MATCH #24 (BIG WEST #13)
Bakersfield Roadrunners (5-19, 2-10) @ CSUN Matadors (13-10, 6-6) Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 – 6:00 p.m.…
Eight-year-old identified in suspected DUI crash, suspect pleads not guilty
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The eight-year-old boy who died after being struck by a suspected DUI driver on Monday…
City’s SOAR report now open for public comment
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The city’s Sustainable Opportunities Advancing Resilience (SOAR) report is now available for public review…
Man identified in fatal Union Avenue motel fire
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A man who died in a fire at the Sierra Vista Motel on Union Avenue…
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash on Weedpatch Highway identified
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A bicyclist who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on Oct. 26 on Weedpatch…