Illegal fireworks sparked 80 fires across Bakersfield on the Fourth of July, with crews responding to one every five minutes.

The major property crime rate in the City of Bakersfield hit a record low in 2024 compared to the past 10 years, according to ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in the search of a missing 17-year-old boy last seen ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old boy.Police said Michael ...

One person is dead and two others, including the suspect, are hospitalized after a critical incident in south Bakersfield ...

One person is dead and two people are hospitalized after an assault early Saturday in a residential area of southwest.

Police shot a suspect who allegedly approached officers with a knife at a Walmart in southwest Bakersfield Thursday night.

Danica Patrick isn't known for her tattoos, but she has a big one on her lower back. The 43-year-old former NASCAR and ...

The Kern County coroner's office has identified a woman who was found dead in central Bakersfield on Tuesday. Carol Joyce Ross, 60, of Bakersfield, was found dead in the 200 block of 6th Street at ...

The Fourth of July brings joy and excitement to many. For others, it brings disaster, in the form of an inferno.

While it’s true Bakersfield is the ninth largest city in California, on Independence Day in the Westchester neighborhood, it was just about as small town as you can get. But in a grand way. The 36th ...

Police reports detail the gut-wrenching account of the horrific death of the one-year-old boy strapped in his car seat with a ...