There's a temptation, when writing these year-end recaps, to try to paint the year-that-was in such a way that it vividly ...

About 1,000 people, many of them wearing red sweaters, gathered in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday to participate in an annual toy ...

The term "consumer confidence" didn't quite apply Tuesday afternoon to Bakersfield mother of two Sadie Moore. Maybe the words ...

The community prepares to unite again to celebrate Kwanzaa in an afternoon of dance, music and culture on Friday.

Love may be a losing game but the local live music scene isn't. At least it won't be on March 22, when Valerie comes to play ...

Comedian Brad Williams isn't sticking to his usual routine. He's headed back to Bakersfield on Aug. 1 with his Growth Spurt ...

The trial for the couple who were suspected of killing their 3-month-old son after regularly and frequently abusing their children was pushed back to February.

The California Highway Patrol announced the results of a statewide operation Friday targeting organized retail crime.

Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year. It kicks off a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw ...

Girls volleyball in Kern County did plenty of winning this fall. Four of the five area league title winners went a combined ...

Mojave-based Stratolaunch completed a successful test flight of its hypersonic Talon A-2 test vehicle on Friday in the latest ...

There have been plenty of “firsts” in the history of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which was first held in 1945. An ...