Best Luxury Crossover SUVs for 2026

The best luxury crossover SUVs combine the comfort and driving dynamics of a car with the higher seating position, ...

5 people shot outside Virginia State University dorms

Five people were shot, with one critically injured, at Virginia State University (VSU), sending the campus into lockdown ...

FDA green lights more screwworm medications: Should you give them to your pets?

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorizations for more medications that can prevent and treat infestations of the flesh-eating New World screwworm spreading along the ...

Central Valley lawmakers weigh in on mental health diversion bills as they pass key guardrail

After the shocking mental health diversion decision for former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner, local lawmakers quickly took action to close loopholes.
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Kern County officials to inform public on local ICE activity during community forum Aug. 25

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to hold a community forum on Tuesday to provide transparency on the county’s cooperation with federal immigration officials in ...
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Bakersfield PD seeking help locating missing 74-year-old

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who is considered at-risk due to a medical condition. Law enforcement said 74-year-old ...
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Bakersfield, Tehachapi airports to receive slice of $109M federal aviation funding

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A multi-million dollar modernization package has been approved and will be distributed to over a dozen airports across California — including two in Kern County. According ...
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Bakersfield officials arrest 15, seize 1 dog in east Bakersfield ‘quality-of-life’ enforcement Wednesday

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Fifteen people were arrested following a “quality-of-life enforcement” conducted in east Bakersfield on Wednesday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. On Aug.
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Expert says Central Valley will be impacted by Right to Clean Water Act’s failure to pass State Assembly

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — With the State Assembly Appropriations Committee failing to propel an environmental protection bill forward, a California environmental group is saying that the state’s ...

Eagles in the Arena: After state title loss, Bakersfield Christian HS looks to right the wrongs of the past

The Eagles dared greatly last season. They were on the cusp of another state title, tasted the sweet juice of victory, only ...
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2 arrested in Mexico plead no contest to voluntary manslaughter in 2019 Bakersfield homicide

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man and woman who were arrested in Mexico in connection to a deadly shooting in Bakersfield seven years ago have accepted plea agreements. Murder charges were dismissed ...

Analysis: City of Bakersfield has invested over $100M in affordable housing developments since 2000

Since 2000, the City of Bakersfield has contributed more than $100 million to nearly 50 affordable housing projects across the city.