A man accused of fatally shooting his sister-in-law, Margarita Maggie Lopez, in April 2024, is set to stand trial, according ...

Books in Motion brings the story of Frozen to life at the Kern County Northeast Library through a fun program combining ...

A Kern County jury on Wednesday found an inmate guilty of first-degree murder and assault with force likely to cause great ...

ANorth Kern State Prison inmate faces an additional 35 years to life in prison after being convicted of killing his cellmate ...

Electronic devices holding thousands of files that contained child pornography were seized from a southwest Bakersfield home ...

Kern County Public Health Services is looking at seriously reducing and eliminating services across the county as it faces $3 ...

Bakersfield Vice Mayor Andrae Gonzales announces campaign for Assembly District 35 following Assemblywoman Bains' ...

Bakersfield City Councilmember Andrae Gonzales launched his campaign for the Assembly on Thursday. Gonzales is running for ...

The Kern County Board of Supervisors met July 15 for its scheduled Board Meeting. Supervisor Phillip Peters (District 1), ...

The California Supreme Court has granted review of the Kern River water diversions case and will decide whether to uphold a lower court order requiring the city of Bakersfield to keep sufficient water ...

A homeowner in Taft shot an alleged burglar at his home on Monday, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. On July 14 ...

The Central Valley is home to hotly-contested seats in both the House of Representatives and California Legislature. Some state Republican lawmakers in a letter last month urged the president to ...