There was a heavy police presence seen on Tuesday evening in a south Bakersfield neighborhood. The cause is unknown at this time.

A street near homes in East Bakersfield is closed due to flooding.The flooding was reported just before 6 a.m. on Compagnoni Street near Mt. Vernon.A broken water line has been reported by the ...

Cal Water crews are in a neighborhood in East Bakersfield working on repairing what caused flooding. Crews were in the area of Center Street near Mount Vernon Avenue since early Wednesday morning.

Bakersfield nonprofit tackles teen fentanyl crisis with free education program as county reports 50 deaths in four months.

A 35-year-old Bakersfield man died Friday evening after the vehicle he was driving veered off Highway 99, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday. Luis Antonio Merced Jr. died from his ...

Police are searching for Gabriella Vasquez, a 16-year-old last seen Sunday morning on Molokai Drive. Call BPD at 327-7111 ...

An 87-year-old man who died after crashing in late January has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office. Lloyd ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the driver who died in a rollover crash along Highway 99. Luis Antonio Merced Jr.

Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol during a DUI checkpoint in east Bakersfield ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old girl who drowned in the Kern River as Ester Isabel Villanueva ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — For this pass-through city, long a favorite target for jokes from late-night comedians, the small stuff turns out not to be small at all. Highway 99 races through almond ...

In Bakersfield, Many Find a California They Can Afford Known for both oil and agriculture, the “Texas of California” rises in population as city dwellers seek backyards and shorter commutes.