Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget assumes California will see a sharp decline in projected revenue, largely because ...

Former Bakersfield resident and Vietnam combat veteran David L. Jackson spent years serving his fellow veterans through the ...

The last and likely toughest obstacle for any local high school track and field athlete whose season-long goal has been to ...

An increase in brass irrigation valve thefts from farms in the northern area of the county has led to several thousand dollars in damages as suspects remove brass to recycle ...

Following an overnight session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a massive piece of ...

The Democrat Fire just off Highway 178 was 70% contained Thursday with no forward movement, according to the U.S. Forest ...

The Kern County coroner's office identified the motorcyclist who died Monday in Shafter when he was hit by another vehicle.

The CIF Central Section Division II semifinal softball playoff game between fourth-seeded Bakersfield Christian and No. 9 ...

Because of dry conditions and high wildland fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday issued seasonal fire ...

Officials at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano are investigating the Wednesday death of an inmate as a homicide.