Two local nonprofits are partnering to put more books in the hands of Kern County families with children in an effort to ...

The Kern County coroner's office on Thursday said that the death of a 2-year-old found unresponsive in a pool was an accidental drowning.

A fire that broke out overnight at the Target at Valley Plaza mall has closed the store. No timetable has been released for ...

The true road to CIF Central Section and State success for local cross-country runners took place at two Bakersfield locations on Thursday. League championship finals for varsity, junior varsity and ...

American voters soundly rejected Bidenflation at the ballot box. In an ABC exit poll, 67% of Americans said the economy is in ...

A boy riding a bicycle died at the hospital to which he was taken on Wednesday after he collided with a vehicle in northeast Bakersfield, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. The driver, ...

Denise Haynes, event director for the B Breakfast Rotary Club’s annual Thousand Flags celebration, was relieved and thrilled, ...

After all local girls volleyball teams fell in the Central Section division rounds recently, there was a second-chance ...

A man was found guilty Tuesday in Kern County Superior Court of 15 felony counts related to two criminal schemes, the county District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

A Kern County jury convicted a man Tuesday of driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury. According to the county District Attorney's Office, defendant Sean Tokash had a blood alcohol ...

The Kern County District Attorney’s Office received a $863,400 grant to fund a specialized team that prosecutes alcohol and drug impaired driving cases, it was announced Thursday. The office received ...

A senior executive with Bakersfield-based carrot giant Grimmway Farms has been appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection ...