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KCSO arrests 1 after seizing 20-plus pounds of fentanyl, firearms
The Kern County Sheriff's Office Gang Suppression Unit and Kern County District Attorney's Office investigators found more than 20 pounds of fentanyl and three guns during the service of search warrants at two locations Friday. Investigators also found about $12,000 in U.S. currency, according to a KCSO news release, which...
Coroner IDs men killed in head-on crash on Buena Vista Blvd
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identifies two men killed in a head-on crash on Buena Vista Boulevard in July. The coroner’s office identified both of the drivers as, Martin Martinez Gallegos, 52, and Gabriel Martinez Torres, 45, both of Bakersfield. Both of the men were pronounced dead at the scene. The […]
What Zack Scrivner’s resignation could mean for the Frazier Mountain Communities
Frazier Park’s District 2 Supervisor Zack Scrivner was not a great friend of this community. This is not to say he did actual harm to the community—he just exerted no effort to achieve the town’s most desired and widely agreed-upon objective: restoring its beloved pond. I am...
Huntington Beach man died from accidental drowning in Kernville
A 62-year-old man from Huntington Beach died in an accidental drowning in the Kern River near KRS RV Resort at Camp James in Kernville on June 6, according to the Kern County coroner’s office. William Russell Carmack was unresponsive when he was pulled fro the water at...
Valley PBS Is Back on the Air. But You'll Need to Rescan Your TV Channels
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than a month after a devastating wildfire on Bear Mountain destroyed Valley PBS’s transmitter and broadcast equipment and caused extensive damage to the tower and transmitters, the station is broadcasting through airwaves again. But you’ll need to rescan your televisions to pick...
Tables and sponsorships for Boys & Girls Club “Art Fest” still available
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – “Art Fest,” the premiere fundraising event for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County returns. The event finds inspiration from the importance and impact of art on children and features the work of Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka. Pieces of art created by Boys & Girls Clubs members will be […]
Officers recount escape during Borel fire and stress importance of evacuation
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Earlier this week, Eyewitness News aired the body camera video of the four deputies trapped by the Borel fire for nearly 40 minutes. But on Friday, these deputies shared the details of their near-death experience for the first time. On July 26, three Kern County...
Tuesday’s earthquake in Kern County wasn’t the first – and likely won’t be the last, experts say
KERN COUNTY, Calif. – Hundreds of small aftershocks have followed a more sizeable earthquake that struck this week south of Bakersfield, though most have been too weak to be felt. The largest quake struck at 9:09 p.m. on Tuesday night. Although its epicenter was near the unincorporated community of...
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