Kern County Public Health Director Brynn Carrigan talks with reporters about the Water Watcher water safety program. It all ...

Police arrested 29 adults and took about 37 animals into custody Wednesday morning during a homeless encampment clearance ...

After a year of protests, negotiations and a one-day strike, Kern County and its largest employee union have agreed to a ...

Golden Empire Transit District will operate on a holiday schedule on Monday for Memorial Day. The routes will not operate ...

The California Highway Patrol, Mojave Area will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday in an unincorporated area of eastern Kern County.

Kern County Veterans Service is relaunching its Veteran ID Card service, which helps veterans verify their military service ...

A motorcyclist who drove at more than 100 mph on the Westside Parkway on Tuesday was later arrested at his workplace after ...

I didn’t know what to expect when Chipman Junior High school teacher Michael Hutson asked me to attend the school’s “Water ...

Police Department is asking for the community's help in finding a missing at-risk runaway teen last seen in southwest ...

A woman died Wednesday morning following a collision in which police say she turned left against a red light in front of an additional vehicle.

In my 2019 year-end wrap-up for The Bakersfield, I listed the "colorful and bold" Lightning in a Bottle Festival as one of the most memorable events of that year.