The finest high school musicians from across Kern County performed Tuesday at the annual Grand Night of Music inside the Mechanics Bank Theater. Nearly 800 were selected after auditions in December, including close to 90 choir students.

“We gather here today, welcoming the presence of promise,” said Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh to applause among the estimated 1,000 people at the event billed as the second largest prayer breakfast in the country.

If there was one thing Kevin McCarthy looked to remind constituents Thursday, it's that before he became speaker of the House, he was a Driller. His message was well-received by those who were invited.

After spending the majority of his life in prison, Cedric Struggs dreams of walking down Bakersfield’s grocery store aisles filled with every imaginable product wrapped in tempting packaging designed to grab customers’ attention.

Business is suddenly jumping at Tejon Ranch Commerce Center after years of being largely overlooked in a most conspicuous location. A variety of recent transactions has accelerated development — and boosted revenue — at one of Kern's most prominent publicly traded companies.

Several hundred people gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Awards Breakfast held Monday morning at the MLK Community Center in east Bakersfield.

The losses would be almost unthinkable if fire really did break out inside Beale Memorial Library’s local history room and a smaller area within it known as “the vault.”

Six girls basketball teams had the chance to make their holidays just a little happier in Arvin Friday. Two Kern County squads seized the opportunity.

More than 200 people turned out in 51 degree weather Sunday morning for the annual Polar Bear Plunge at McMurtrey Aquatic Center. A sign posted near the pool warned participants they could expect 59 degree water at the bottom of the slide. Undeterred, brave revelers stood in a long line for …

The hemp craze that seized the imagination of Kern’s ag industry four years ago may have worn off, but a local transplant from New York is making another, equally ambitious run at it from a whole different angle.

A small coalition of local dog advocates calling themselves Bakersfield Strays distributes more than 2,500 pounds per month of donated dog food across an 80-mile radius around Bakersfield, spending their own money on gasoline and other supplies. But it’s getting harder finding somewhere to h…

Congregants at First Presbyterian Church of Bakersfield came in from the cold late Saturday afternoon for the annual Christmas Eve Celebration Service. It included a children’s choir, a book reading for young ones and a bright candlelight moment toward the end of the event. Afterward, friend…

Local nonprofits rallied on Thursday, the eve of the holiday weekend, to pack and send out several hundred meals to veterans and disadvantaged seniors who unfortunately may not have anyone to celebrate with.

Not even biting wind and chill air could blow away smiles and laughs of hundreds queued up Monday outside Valley Baptist Church.

For a dose of strong inspiration, look no further than Wednesday’s commencement ceremony for Cal State Bakersfield graduates.

Rainbow bears. Big brown teddy bears. Care Bears. Dinosaurs. A moose. Even a turtle — but this certainly wasn’t the place to be slow. This was Beach Park on Sunday morning, where hundreds of men and women lined up on Harleys and more for the 39th annual Bakersfield Toy Run and Food Drive.

Pets dressed up for Christmas on Friday, ready for a parade from Village Pet Market to the Christmas tree at Town & Country Village Shopping Center in southwest Bakersfield.

Brundage Lane Navigation Center guests enjoy a hearty Thanksgiving dinner.