Chevron has donated $275,000 to benefit local education programs that serve Kern County school districts, it was announced Thursday in a press release from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.

Daisy was given some medicine for her sore paws. Tai was prescribed antibiotics for an infection. And Jordan and Cuddles walked away with their nails clipped.

A Bakersfield woman accused of striking and hitting two siblings while driving intoxicated had her trial postponed Thursday until May. 

Doris Shotwell and her family can easily remember the murder sentence handed down by a Kern County Superior Court judge around 41 years ago sending Shotwell’s 18-year-old son, Cedric Struggs, to prison.

A federal grand jury indicted a Bakersfield man in connection to having ammunition as a felon, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District announced Thursday. 

Members of the Housing and Opportunity Foundation of Kern and nonprofit leaders held a check presentation Thursday, to honor the fundraising achievements of Mukul Anand, a Stockdale high school senior who raised $5,000 for victims of human trafficking.

The retirement of Tehachapi Police Chief Kent Kroeger was announced by the city of Tehachapi early Thursday afternoon, effective the same day. City Manager Greg Garrett said the chief's retirement was not sudden or unexpected.

Kern County Public Health reported 920 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths from the virus in its weekly update Thursday. The numbers represent cases reported to the agency, but they don't include the cases of people who have used only home tests that aren't reported to county officials.

With the 2024 election still distant, Democratic candidate John Burrows made an early start to his morning Thursday.

The American Heart Association is encouraging Kern residents to wear red Friday to raise awareness around heart disease, the leading cause of death in the country.

Clinica Sierra Vista will pay almost $26 million to resolve Medi-Cal overpayments the nonprofit itself flagged in 2019 after finding fault with a practice the founder and former CEO defended Thursday as a give-and-take negotiation.

The Bakersfield Police Department will screen motorists Friday night for driving under the influence and their driver's licenses. 

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for residents' help to find a missing 75-year-old man last seen Wednesday in the 5700 block of Pine Canyon. 

Garro Ellis says he and his business partners are "snow farmers."

The run-up in natural gas prices that sent home heating bills through the roof last month has begun settling down, meaning residents who froze through January might consider turning up their thermostat just a little.

The men accused of murdering a corrections counselor had a hearing Wednesday to determine a trial date. 

A 11-year-old boy reported missing Tuesday from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School was found, the Bakersfield Police Department said on Wednesday. 

The Bakersfield Police Department on Wednesday released names of officers who fired their weapons in a southwest Bakersfield standoff with a domestic violence suspect.

California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s district “the murder capital” of California — for the second time in two years — during a press conference Wednesday promoting a new state bill that seeks to prevent people from carrying guns in many public places.

The Kern County Human Trafficking Task Force participated in a statewide operation with 82 other law enforcement agencies to arrest 368 suspects and rescue 131 victims of human trafficking, including arresting at least 14 suspects in Bakersfield.

When Marcia Overturf talks about Bakersfield College’s Renegade Room and its unique restaurant workers, she knows those topics well because she speaks from experience.

Pacific Gas & Electric company announced Wednesday that its customers qualify for a discount upon purchase of a used electric car.

In his state of the county address delivered Tuesday night, Kern County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff Flores began by stating that Kern County is faced with “unprecedented challenges.”

Northrup Grumman and other aerospace companies are taking steps to engage closer than ever with local colleges and schools to place more students in a variety of specialized jobs within an industry cluster focused in and around eastern Kern County.

Three years after he was nearly killed by an aortic dissection, a tear in the lining of his main artery ...

Small businesses can gain insights on the local labor market and other relevant aspects of the regional economy during a free, one-hour webinar starting at noon Wednesday.

An 11-year-old boy who disappeared Tuesday from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, the Bakersfield Police Department said, has returned home. 

A man who was severely injured in an oil well blowout had a hearing Tuesday to determine his status in a state prison program that allows felons to complete part of their sentence in the community rather than behind bars.

A free, two-hour class for teenage drivers or prospective motorists will be offered Feb. 7 at the Bakersfield California Highway Patrol office.

Team Growing the Genius Generation, one of four teams within the Ford Dream Builders Leadership program for high school students, is making sure to live up to its name with its project to benefit the Bakersfield community.

The Bakersfield City Council is seeking a new member for the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee, which recommends ordinances and ideas that keep our public spaces tidy.

A 14-year-old girl who has never run away before has been missing since Monday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

A federal judge dismissed a $40 million lawsuit filed against the Kern County Department of Human Services and others by the California City brothers’ biological family because it lacks a factual basis to prove their allegations against defendants, according to an order filed Monday.

Theresa Price, founder of National College Resources Foundation, shouted into a microphone, announcing that five students from Bakersfield had been accepted into a Historically Black College or University with some scholarship money.

Vaishvi Joshi, a Centennial High School senior, experienced an eventful and celebratory weekend as she was a key part of two prestigious victories.

The Bakersfield Fire Department said Monday arson investigators couldn’t determine a cause behind a downtown Bakersfield apartment explosion last year that killed a man and injured at least two people.

A gruesome sight greeted a Kern County animal control worker as she seized 18 dogs and two cats from a house filled with feces and piles of trash, according to a search warrant filed in Kern County Superior Court.

A former Fairfax School District board member facing an embezzlement charge had his pre-preliminary hearing postponed Monday until March, according to online court records.

A former Bakersfield Police Department assistant chief was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday.

Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Hanford, was picked last week to join the House Committee on Appropriations, which passes bills on spending by the federal government.

A coterie of silent machines have been let loose on our streets and are now coming for Oildale kids. And the kids? They couldn't be more excited.

A middle school counselor in Wasco was arrested Monday on suspicion of molesting a 14-year-old girl.

The California Highway Patrol retail crime task force arrested 33 people in connection to stealing 285 items worth about $8,403 during an operation along Ming Avenue over the weekend, the CHP said Monday.

The first day Planet Fitness team member Crystal Lopez met the new intern, she didn't quite know what to expect.

Caltrans is moving forward on a $165 million project that will remove four curves, replace disintegrating pavement and make other improvements on a 10- to 12-mile stretch of Highway 58 just west of Tehachapi.

A Bakersfield man was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months for possessing a firearm as a felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District.

A Kern County Superior Court judge said Monday the murder trial for the adoptive parents of the California City brothers could begin in March.