There's a temptation, when writing these year-end recaps, to try to paint the year-that-was in such a way that it vividly ...

About 1,000 people, many of them wearing red sweaters, gathered in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday to participate in an annual toy ...

The community prepares to unite again to celebrate Kwanzaa in an afternoon of dance, music and culture on Friday.

The term "consumer confidence" didn't quite apply Tuesday afternoon to Bakersfield mother of two Sadie Moore. Maybe the words ...

The California Highway Patrol announced the results of a statewide operation Friday targeting organized retail crime.

Love may be a losing game but the local live music scene isn't. At least it won't be on March 22, when Valerie comes to play ...

Girls volleyball in Kern County did plenty of winning this fall. Four of the five area league title winners went a combined ...

Mojave-based Stratolaunch completed a successful test flight of its hypersonic Talon A-2 test vehicle on Friday in the latest ...

Comedian Brad Williams isn't sticking to his usual routine. He's headed back to Bakersfield on Aug. 1 with his Growth Spurt ...

The man who was arrested on suspicion of possessing firearms and narcotics in the home where his 13-year-old son also resided ...

Renting an electric vehicle is a great way to take one for an extended test spin. Doing so lets you pick from a variety of ...

A man and a woman were arrested Friday when deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office found them in possession of a ...