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

The death of a 73-year-old Bakersfield man whose body was found June 20 in a residential pool in the 3700 block of Granada Avenue has been ruled an accident by ...

The Kern County Coroner has identified a Taft man killed in a crash on Highway 119 in the Bakersfield area in January.

Bakersfield's homeless population faces dangerous summer heat with limited shelter options. Local organizations provide water and services but struggle with capacity issues.

The Bakersfield Police Department said they arrested Fernando Jara the husband of Kern County Board of Supervisor Leticia Perez Saturday morning.On Saturday, Ju ...

The California State Senate gave the legislature's final stamp of approval on Assembly Bill 379 in a 33-2 vote. Newsom has already signaled he supports at least part of the proposal.

Police are searching for Gabriella Vasquez, a 16-year-old last seen Sunday morning on Molokai Drive. Call BPD at 327-7111 ...

Kids from kindergarten to 8th grade got some summer fun for free over the weekend. The Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Mobile Rec grand summer tour continued ...

Police say a young mother had her two children, ages 1 and 2, strapped in their car seats in a parking lot while she was getting a cosmetic procedure. Her youngest died from the heat. Maya Hernandez ...

Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez’s husband Fernando Jara was arrested at their home on Saturday. Jara was booked into the ...

At age 54, Jana Remy entered the water today in Brandenburg, Germany where she’s competing for United States Dragon Boat Federation team entries in the 17th International Dragon Boat Federation’s ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for a man who went missing on Friday. Roberto Gutierrez, 30, was last seen at ...