Bakersfield Police arrested a man in possession of a loaded unregistered handgun Saturday night who was standing outside of a downtown bar on 19th Street.
Jason Quinn Kelly had a plan when he began his studies at CSUB: He would major in biology and become a veterinarian. But then, as so often happens, he met a professor who opened his eyes to other possibilities, and everything changed.
A woman died and a man was seriously injured after the dirt bike they were riding late Sunday struck an SUV, according to the California Highway Patrol.
They came without asking and now appear to have left, or substantially pulled back, without telling.
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A man was taken into custody by Kern County Sheriff's deputies today following a report of a stabbing in Oildale this morning.
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Nine people were shot in seven separate shootings on Friday and Saturday, including three shootings within three hours on Saturday, according to reports from the Bakersfield Police Department and Kern County Sheriff's office.
Hundreds upon hundreds of friends and family overflowed Greenlawn Funeral Home Southwest on Sunday to remember and celebrate the life of Will Smith.
Thousands of people came out to Cal State Bakersfield for its annual Macaroni & Cheese Festival on Saturday, where they got to try out nearly 30 different kinds of the popular dish. Vendors from eateries such as Prime Time BBQ, The BLVD and Countryside Market provided samples for attende…
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If they ever make a Netflix series about the persistent, pioneering family whose fortune was built in this big valley on a certain edible root crop, they'll want to cast a Barbara Stanwyck-type in the lead.
(AP) New York City held its annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Sunday.
Hundreds upon hundreds of friends and family overflowed Greenlawn Funeral Home Southwest on Sunday to remember and celebrate the life of Will Smith.
The wellness movement, seeking to bridge the gaps left by western medicine, seems to be here to stay. A quick scan of the most popular shows on the subscription service Netflix reveals that we’re hungry for answers to health problems. I recently watched Forks Over Knives (promoting a plant-b…
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Today is Earth Day, an annual event that celebrates Mother Nature and teaches communities how to protect the environment. Bakersfield residents can make a big difference when it comes to helping the planet today and every day of the year.
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As spring break winds to a close, Kern County public health officials are hoping that a recent measles outbreak doesn't find its way back the county along with families returning from travels to other parts of the state or country, or even abroad.
The four men arrested in connection with the stabbing death of 19-year-old Kasey Villegas last year outside of the Fox Theater after a Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony concert are scheduled to return to court this week.
PARIS (AP) — French yellow vest protesters have set fires along a march through Paris to drive home their message to the government that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn't the only problem France needs to solve.
Some may consider macaroni and cheese to be a simple meal meant mostly for kids, but local eateries demonstrated on Saturday that there are many ways to spice up the dish.
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A homeless dog that was injured earlier this month in a car accident is expected to get treatment soon after the community came together to help pay for her medical bills.
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Regulatory efforts to protect groundwater quality in western Kern are forcing two of the county's largest oil producers to spend many millions of dollars over the next several years moving or reworking dozens of disposal wells and other critical oil-field infrastructure.
Easter may be on Sunday, but there were plenty of holiday-related festivities to take part in on Saturday.
Reader: This month, TBC ran an editorial hit piece on President Trump ("Our View: Trump ‘tilts at windmills’ with bogus cancer claim," April 7). He had made a speech about wind power causing cancer, which frankly was ridiculous. I love him but would be the first to admit that he sometimes is…
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The Young's Marketplace stores are gone. The Cope's Foodfair Markets are history, too. East Bakersfield's last surviving Green Frog Market closed in 2013. And likewise, Modern Way Market on South Chester is no more.
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Stockdale High School senior Kamaal Walker stood atop the stage with his teammates Wednesday night and looked out across the beautiful ballroom filled with close to 600 of Manhattan's movers and shakers, CEOs, investors, businessmen and women.
Bakersfield Fire Department is reporting a fire on the bluffs near Panorama Drive. There were six units on scene attempting to put out the fire and Bakersfield Police are controlling traffic in the area.
Six people were arrested and more than 350 pounds of marijuana were recovered during a drug bust on Thursday.
THOUSAND OAKS— A young bobcat that survived a massive and deadly wildfire in Southern California last year has given birth to four kittens, wildlife officials said Friday.
Three Kern County schools had a lot to celebrate this week as they were recognized for their commitment to education.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that 35-year-old William Ganong was killed in a house fire last Saturday.
The Ridgecrest Police Department arrested 20 people and seized about 100 grams of methamphetamine during probation compliance checks on Thursday.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for two people wanted in connection with an auto theft and burglary earlier this month.
A man was killed in a shooting in southwest Bakersfield on Friday morning.
A new trial date for former Green Room owner Frank Sanchez and his ex-girlfriend, Tauney Van Sickle, on child molestation charges was set during a hearing on Friday.
Kern County’s unemployment rate went from a seasonally unadjusted 9.3 percent in February to 10.1 percent in March as the local farming sector shed more than 6,000 jobs.
One person was killed and two were injured in a collision near the Taft Correctional Institution on Thursday.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for two people wanted in a commercial burglary case.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ended his weeklong bipartisan congressional delegation tour with a visit to Colombia and the border of Venezuela on Friday.
Attorney General William Barr released the entire, heavily redacted Mueller report Thursday morning on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign's alleged interaction with Russian citizens and questions about President Donald Trump's supposed obstruction of justic…
Hip-hop group Cypress Hill was honored Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The group which started in 1988 has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and has hits such as "Insane in the Brain" and "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That."
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has identified a baby who died in an accident last week.
A disabled homeless man is looking to raise money to pay for medical treatment for his dog after both of them were injured in an accident earlier this month.
Keeping students interested in class is a tough job for teachers everywhere, but one Kern High School District special education teacher has been recognized as one of the nation's top-10 creative and innovative instructors by the Henry Ford Museum.
Some refer to this section of downtown as Eastchester. But Don Martin likes to call it the Funk Zone.
The Highland High School Celebrating Scots Hall of Fame Dinner is scheduled for April 27 at Bakersfield Country Club.
A charge against a Lake Isabella man for the alleged attempted voluntary manslaughter of a neighbor was thrown out on Thursday due to a hung jury.
Cal State Bakersfield students hoping to save some money next year when it comes to on-campus housing are in luck.
An elderly Taft woman injured in an elder abuse case has died, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Plane Crazy Saturday happens regularly at the Mojave Air and Space Port, but this Saturday the planes are going to be joined by some of the coolest British cars in Kern County.
As an engineering student at Stanford University in 1957, a young Chuck Haddad walked into a car dealership intent only on buying a car. Instead, he drove off the lot with a new career.
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