Victor Cruz, a 40-year-old Bakersfield tax return preparer, pleaded guilty to aiding in a massive tax fraud scheme that ...

As the summer months continue, the community faces an urgent need for blood donations.An upcoming blood drive is scheduled for Friday, August 15, at the Houch ...

A special meeting was held after two councilmembers resigned last week in California City. Two week open application for ...

A devastating fire on Saturday night left several residents without homes, including Francisca Nuñez Carranza, who lost ...

Highway 178 was closed in both directions Monday night after officials recovered a vehicle near Lake Isabella. According to the California Highway Patrol incident page, the crash happened just after 6 ...

The body of a missing hiker, 36-year-old Drew Hall from Visalia, was discovered on July 13, 2025, below Sawtooth Peak in ...

A man shot to death on Padre Street on July 11, 2025, has been identified as 30-year-old Kalani Mason Jr. of Bakersfield, ...

Raphael "Godspeed" Jimenez, an undefeated professional MMA fighter, reflects on his journey into the sport that has become ...

A Southern California family is desperately searching for their loved one, who they say went missing in the Kern River this ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in locating an at-risk missing adult. Brenda Jacquelin Reyes is considered at risk due to mental illness. Reyes was last seen ...

A 79-year-old man who accidentally drowned in a home pool in June was identified as Jose Garcia Rodriguez Jr., of Bakersfield ...

The Bakersfield Police Department said they arrested Fernando Jara the husband of Kern County Board of Supervisor Leticia ...