At least once a year, the first Friday and the second Saturday of the month fall on the same weekend. For downtown Bakersfield, that is a reason to celebrate with back-to-back arts and retail ...

Oakhurst, California, is a gateway city to Yosemite National Park. This is because Oakhurst lies only 16 miles (24 Minut ...

Events like the Downtown Breakfast are usually full of optimism and mutual congratulations, but Thursday’s event, sponsored ...

Get ready to jam along the "Streets of Bakersfield" thanks to an all-star musical collaboration's new take. The reggae-fied take on the Homer Joy-penned classic comes courtesy of Smoke & Mirrors Sound ...

After several years, the Kern County Library’s Bookmobile is coming to a neighborhood near you. The Bookmobile adds another ...

City of Bakersfield workers and Bakersfield police were out conducting an operation in a west Bakersfield riverbed Wednesday ...

So much of a city's identity can be discovered through their art, which is why things like public murals and sculptures are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S. Geographic Names ...

Dr. Bani Singh’s career in medicine wasn’t always a sure thing. She initially studied architecture with a focus on art history, discovering a deep appreciation for the connections between ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. California Governor Gavin Newsom, right, surveys damage in Pacific Palisades with CalFire’s Nick Schuler ...

Google Maps will display the name “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users once official government sources are updated to reflect the name change ordered by ...

Rep. Vince Fong says President Trump’s involvement with California’s water is a “call for urgent and bold action.” ...