Free backpacks and school supplies are available at library events countywide, with a Health and Wellness Fair on August 6 in ...

United’s new Airbus jets will feature Economy Plus rows without middle seats, replacing them with fixed tables for extra ...

Good morning! Hot afternoons remain in the forecast for the rest of the week. The Heat Advisory across the San Joaquin Valley is active through Thursday night.

Bakersfield College's Panorama campus is closed after a brush fire broke out on nearby bluffs Tuesday evening.

Cecilio Velasco, currently serving as police chief in Avenal, was approved by a 3-1-1 vote and will earn an annual salary ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Randsburg in Kern County Monday morning, the latest in a recent stretch of seismic ...

Dignity Health is laying off 57 Bakersfield employees and closing its Tehachapi clinic as CommonSpirit Health navigates a ...

A ballot measure would let residents directly elect the city's mayor for the first time, replacing the current system where council members choose one of their own.

As Bakersfield prepares for its annual State of the City luncheon, city leaders say they're balancing immediate financial ...

Bakersfield rose above 100° Tuesday afternoon, and high temperatures are expected to stay above 100° for the rest of the work ...

A former Shafter elementary school teacher is slated to go to trial on charges of possession and distribution of child ...

In 2010, a 2‑year‑old boy was critically injured after a large rock fell and struck him in the head during a family visit to ...