The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the driver who died in a rollover crash along Highway 99. Luis Antonio Merced Jr.

Central California prepares for its fifth day of a heat wave, peaking at 101° in Bakersfield on Tuesday. Cooler temperatures and breezy winds are expected Wednesday.

The Bakersfield Police Department asked the public to assist in locating a woman who went missing in Oildale. Brenda ...

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

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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 ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was killed in an early morning homicide in south Bakersfield on July 11. Coroner officials said Kalani Mason Jr., 30, of Bakersfield was shot in ...

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

Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol during a DUI checkpoint in east Bakersfield ...

Amtrak's San Joaquins train service has to cancel trips from Oakland to Bakersfield and back Tuesday morning because of engine failure on a train, according to the train agency.

One man died in a shooting and one man was taken to a hospital with stab wounds after an incident Friday morning in southeast Bakersfield, according to t Police ...

Join local musical legends and the next generation of performers in a celebration of the B Sound with the first-ever B ...