The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects that Social Security’s main trust fund will be insolvent by the end ...

Bakersfield’s location makes it an ideal launching pad for day trips throughout Central California. Within an hour’s drive, you can reach the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, where outdoor adventures ...

Kern County officials and the public discussed the recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 on Monday and Tuesday, with a ...

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. 8.7 magnitude earthquake prompts ...

WATER WRANGLING: Colorado’s top negotiator in a dispute over the future of the West’s most important water source is warning ...

A suspected burglar who was shot by a homeowner in Taft on July 14 died from his injuries last week, according to the Kern ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The long wait until the start of the 2025 Kern County Fair is getting shorter and shorter. Tuesday marks 50 days until this year’s event kicks off. This year’s Kern County ...

And joining us in studio B this morning, Supervisor Jeff Flores, coming in with some comments on all of this. Thanks for ...

Kern County is preparing for significant financial adjustments as the "Big Beautiful Bill," enacted in July, begins to affect local funding and services.

LOS ANGELES – The body of missing Filipino American James Bawayan was found several days after he jumped into the Kern River ...

A man wanted in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash in Taft has surrendered to authorities, the Kern County Sheriff's Office announced. Alejandro Padilla J ...

Hit-and-run suspect Alejandro Padilla surrendered to law enforcement officers Tuesday afternoon. Padilla was accompanied by a lawyer when he turned himself in to Kern County Sheriff’s deputies at abut ...