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All Star Monster Truck Tour stops in Kern County for the first time
For the firs time ever, the All Star Monster Truck Tour invades Kern County. The event will take place at the Kern County Raceway on Saturday, May 18th and Sunday, May 19th. → Read More
5th Annual Awareness Poker Run
Bikers Against Child Abuse poker run taking place Saturday, April 13. Registration is at 9:30 at Tony's Firehouse Grill off the 178. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. —Dozens of bikers rode through Bakersfield for a good cause on Saturday morning. The Bikers Against Child Abuse held their 5th annual poker run to help raise awareness and continue helping children. → Read More
Woman waiting for heart transplant lives every day inspiring others
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The nation goes red in February and that’s because it’s American Heart Month. For the last seven years, Sophila Turner has been fighting for her life as she waits for a new heart. “It’s a feeling that you can’t even describe, you feel like you just lost everything,” said Turner. That is what 40-year-old Turner felt when doctors told her she needed a new heart. When she… → Read More
SmartyAnts software helps educate kindergartners through virtual world
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A new way to learn, the Bakersfield City School District is working with a new software that helps promote early literacy for kids ages 3-5. The software being used is called Achieve 3000 but for kindergartners, they start with the program SmartyAnts. A fun and interactive tool that just seems like a game. For the first time this year, a kindergarten class at Jefferson… → Read More
Government shutdown impacts National Parks
Thursday marked the 20th day of the government shutdown and one of the major issues it’s affecting is National Parks across the country. → Read More
Job Spot offering resources that can help people better their life and their future
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Job Spot , a collaboration between the Bakersfield Adult School and Bakersfield College are helping bring education and training to the under-served adults in Kern County. Bakersfield College is making it their mission to reach out to the local agriculture community, a large portion of which are immigrants-speaking a language other than English, which can often be a barrier… → Read More
Deadly shooting in south Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Kern County Sheriff's Department responded to a deadly shooting on Sunday morning. According to KCSO, deputies found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. It happened on south Myrtle St. near Terrace Way shortly after 12:30 in the morning. The victim’s identity has not been released and there is no suspect information. Anyone with… → Read More
Annual Kern County Basque Crawl
It's a tradition in Kern County, the Basque Crawl. Where families and friends head out to local Basque restaurants for a pre-thanksgiving dinner with their loved ones. For over fifty years, the night before thanksgiving is one of the busiest nights for Basque restaurants in East Bakersfield. → Read More
Disabled veterans find healing through scuba
It can be the most challenging transition, returning from war to everyday life, but for some veterans, the weight of a new world, lifted off their shoulders thanks to a program at Bakersfield College. → Read More
Shooting victim calls 911 while running from the scene
Bakersfield Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Sunday morning near the Vallarta Supermarkets in south Bakersfield. → Read More
Candlelight vigil in honor of synagogue shooting victims
The community gathered on Monday night for a vigil in honor of the 11 victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. → Read More
Man shot to death in Delano
The Delano Police Department is investigating after a man was shot to death on Sunday. → Read More
SWAT presence in Taft after spotting possible felony warrant suspect
Taft police officers and SWAT responded to the 100 block of Madison Street in Taft on Sunday, October 21 at 1:30 p.m. looking for a felony warrant suspect. → Read More
Mutts and Fire Trucks Pet Adoption
On Sunday, October 21, you have the chance to meet a furry friend named Winnie and his firefighter friends at the local adoption event, Mutts and Fire trucks. → Read More
Cancer survivor shares her story and becomes a voice for young women
She's in the fight of her life, but in the prime of her life. → Read More
Local infant battling rare genetic disorder; he is getting ready for bone marrow transplant
One-year-old Jeremiah Upshaw was born with a rare gene abnormality and has been at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles since Aug. 27 waiting to undergo a bone marrow transplant that will potentially save his life. → Read More
New haunted attraction in Bakersfield
A new Halloween attraction is coming to Bakersfield. After nine years, Talladega Frights has come to an end but a local Halloween enthusiasts is stepping up in Kern County. → Read More
ShotSpotter activation leads to one arrest for possession of firearm and narcotics
The Bakersfield Police Department responded to a Shot Spotter activation in downtown Bakersfield on Sunday morning at 3:46 a.m. → Read More
9-year-old dinosaur whiz takes home a 1st place prize for his dinosaur exhibit
The Kern County Fair hosts many exhibits displaying projects that people put together during the summer. → Read More
Negligent discharge of firearm leads to arrest
The Bakersfield Police Department responded to a report of a Shot Spotter activation in East Bakersfield on Saturday, September 22 at 11:38 p.m. → Read More