Illegal fireworks sparked 80 fires across Bakersfield on the Fourth of July, with crews responding to one every five minutes.

The major property crime rate in the City of Bakersfield hit a record low in 2024 compared to the past 10 years, according to ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in the search of a missing 17-year-old boy last seen ...

One person is dead and two others, including the suspect, are hospitalized after a critical incident in south Bakersfield ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating an at-risk missing adult, Miguel Pantoja.

The Fourth of July has passed but the danger for man’s best friend is still very real. Last week, 40 dogs had to be ...

Police shot a suspect who allegedly approached officers with a knife at a Walmart in southwest Bakersfield Thursday night.

One person is dead and two people are hospitalized after an assault early Saturday in a residential area of southwest.

A motorcyclist died Thursday morning after colliding with a vehicle in southwest Bakersfield, police reported. The unidentified man operating the motorcycle hit a vehicle at White Lane and Old River ...

The Kern County coroner's office has identified a woman who was found dead in central Bakersfield on Tuesday. Carol Joyce Ross, 60, of Bakersfield, was found dead in the 200 block of 6th Street at ...

The Fourth of July brings joy and excitement to many. For others, it brings disaster, in the form of an inferno.

Police reports detail the gut-wrenching account of the horrific death of the one-year-old boy strapped in his car seat with a ...