Tehachapi Unified School District employee arrested, allegedly touched students on campus

A 43-year-old Tehachapi Unified School District employee was arrested Tuesday on several charges related to allegedly inappropriately touching at least two ...

Santa surprises veteran families with gifts at Hope for Heroes event

Veteran families are being reminded they are not alone this holiday season, thanks to the generosity of Ramm Hospitality. The ...

Kern County appoints Kendra Graham as County Counsel, Craig Murphy as planning director

The Kern County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kendra Graham as the next County Counsel and Craig Murphy as the next ...

Kern County to provide fire services for California City starting Jan. 1

The Kern County Fire Department will begin providing fire protection services for California City starting Jan. 1, following ...

Closing arguments delivered in trial of Maya Hernandez

In a tense day of closing arguments, prosecutors and defense attorneys presented sharply contrasting narratives in the case ...

Vehicle removed from Bakersfield canal by Search & Rescue volunteers, other agencies

Bakersfield Search & Rescue and other agencies safely recovered a vehicle from a canal recently with the help of multiple ...

BPD seek help identifying suspect in tricycle theft on Stockdale Highway

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for help in identifying a suspect who stole a tricycle on Stockdale Highway. The ...

Bakersfield police increase patrols to combat impaired driving through New Year's Day

The Bakersfield Police Department said from now through New Year’s Day, there will be additional officers on patrol looking ...

CHP: 2 killed in crash on Hwy. 99 in Madera after losing control, broadsided by semi-truck

Two people died after CHP says they lost control and were broadsided by a Bakersfield man driving a semi-truck in Madera ...