The temperature in Bakersfield peaked at 96° on Wednesday, slightly below the average of 98°. A smoky haze has settled in ...

Sheriff's Deputy Jasmine Francisco battles cancer and $50,000 home repair bill as the community steps up with a pancake fundraiser ...

The all-volunteer Veterans Family Band has helped honor U.S. military veterans at hundreds of events in Kern County, ...

Court filings indicate Kern County Child Protective Services had opened an investigation of possible abuse of an 8-year-old before the girl was found dead last weekend in a hotel bathroom ...

Kern County's Ready Set Back to School event will provide 4,000 free backpacks and school supplies to local children on August 7 at the Kern County Museum from 9am to noon.

Harm to a child can occur within seconds, and with little effort. What victims like Genesis Mata deserve most of all is ...

California City places public safety director Justin Vincent on paid leave. Vincent recently filed a lawsuit against the city ...

Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death revealed after rock legend’s funeral Armed police arrest gardener over his arsenal of ...

A Kern County firefighter who beat cancer twice reported for duty Wednesday morning at Station 46 in Lamont. Randy Raymond ...

A Kern County firefighter is returning to work after overcoming cancer not once, but twice. Randy Raymond, who was first ...

Origis Energy and Pioneer Community Energy, a nonprofit electricity provider headquartered in Rocklin, California, announced ...