It wasn’t always like this. Drug addiction, serial theft and homelessness have never been so prevalent. Police and ...

Firefighters from the Kern County and Bakersfield fire departments battled an 8:31 a.m. Saturday blaze at a commercial ...

A 10-yard touchdown pass from B College quarterback Malachi Statler to wide receiver Jalen Richmond with 44 seconds left brought the game’s outcome down to decision on how ...

Police said Saturday that two people were arrested Friday night in connection to a homicide in central Bakersfield.

Kern County Public Health said Saturday it is investigating a potential human case of H5N1 bird flu in a person who had contact with infected cattle at a dairy farm.

Police Department is asking for the community’s help finding three missing juveniles who are considered at-risk because of ...

On the strength of an avalanche of scoring in the second quarter, the Bakersfield High football team overwhelmed host ...

Bakersfield and Muskogee, Okla. are not officially sister cities, but next week, they might as well be as there's going to be ...

I had the chance to purchase a piece of property downtown in 2018. It was a decision that led to a profound realization ...

Earth has a second moon. Alas, it is to be but for just a short time! It is a small near-Earth asteroid about 10 meters ...

October coincides almost entirely with the Jewish season of T’shuvah, translated variously as “repentance,” “return” and ...