In 2022, the city of Bakersfield and the police department launched a gun violence reduction strategy. Since then, city officials say the city is safer now prior to the pandemic.

This strategy was funded through a grant from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program, along with the ...

There's a time and place to recognize all the opportunity a new sewer system can represent — new homes, new stores, a new ...

A small groundbreaking was held Wednesday morning marking the start of construction aimed at building up the community in ...

A local business owner is on a mission to make the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan more available throughout Kern County and has already distributed more than 10,000 doses. "We wanted to make it ...

Interviews suggest some people swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown are dedicated to their families and communities — ...

A CHURCH-GOING AGRICULTURAL WORKER. An Echo Park man taking his son to school. A 16-year-old kid searching for work to ...

Interviews suggest some people swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown are dedicated to their families and communities — ...

Latest SpaceX Falcon 9 launch visible in Bakersfield ...

Valentine’s Day is for lovers — but you don’t need a romantic soulmate to celebrate. Experts say the holiday is a chance to ...

“Matilda Jr.” will be performed at the new Center Stage Theater at the Holmes Center for the Arts, 5200 State Route 39, ...