There's a temptation, when writing these year-end recaps, to try to paint the year-that-was in such a way that it vividly ...

The term "consumer confidence" didn't quite apply Tuesday afternoon to Bakersfield mother of two Sadie Moore. Maybe the words ...

Comedian Brad Williams isn't sticking to his usual routine. He's headed back to Bakersfield on Aug. 1 with his Growth Spurt ...

Love may be a losing game but the local live music scene isn't. At least it won't be on March 22, when Valerie comes to play ...

The community prepares to unite again to celebrate Kwanzaa in an afternoon of dance, music and culture on Friday.

About 1,000 people, many of them wearing red sweaters, gathered in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday to participate in an annual toy ...

The trial for the couple who were suspected of killing their 3-month-old son after regularly and frequently abusing their children was pushed back to February.

The California Highway Patrol announced the results of a statewide operation Friday targeting organized retail crime.

Girls volleyball in Kern County did plenty of winning this fall. Four of the five area league title winners went a combined ...

Caitlin Clark wins AP Female Athlete of the Year after setting records on and off the court in women's basketball.

A septuagenarian Israeli woman who was taken hostage during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 0ct. 7, 2023 has died. She was among the 250 hostages the Palestinian militant group ...

Israel’s defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is threatening to take ...