Thirty-nine years ago today, Dwight Yoakam reached the first of many major career milestones with his debut album.

The country music world lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we get 2026 rolling, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars and influential ...

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we close out the year, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars and ...

You know Christmas is coming when the roar of motorcycles grows louder and louder on a Sunday at Beach Park. It’s the annual Bakersfield Toy Run and Food Drive, which despite rain or shine or in this ...

Bakersfield exists in that sweet spot of California living – not too fast, not too slow, and mercifully free of the traffic nightmares that plague its flashier coastal cousins. This Central Valley gem ...

As I drove on some of the back streets of Red Bank yesterday, I noticed the streets, swept neatly and carefully cleared. City services are timely and well-executed. Open government is apparent and ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Thousands of people lined the streets of Bakersfield for the annual Christmas Parade, bringing festive energy and holiday spirit to the community. The parade featured 44 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A vehicle crashed into the front of a building on Dwight Street in downtown Springfield late Friday afternoon. The crash happened around 5 p.m. Friday in the area of 185 ...

Next time you're driving the Grapevine and nearing the forest of oil rigs on the outskirts of Bakersfield, look for a six-story guitar. That would be the Hard Rock Casino Tejon, whose opening on ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman is injured after a hit-and-run in east Bakersfield Thursday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m., a Kia collided with a Nissan on Oswell and Niles Streets, according to ...

Owens first recorded “Streets of Bakersfield” for the 1972 compilation album Buck ‘Em Volume 2: The Music of Buck Owens. More than a decade later, he was slated to perform a duet with Merle Haggard, ...