A 37-year-old man from Taft died from injuries sustained in an explosion while manufacturing black powder fireworks, the Kern ...

There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax deduction worth $6,000 for older taxpayers — here’s who qualifies ...

A 79-year-old man who accidentally drowned in a home pool in June was identified as Jose Garcia Rodriguez Jr., of Bakersfield ...

The Kern County Coroner has identified a Taft man killed in a crash on Highway 119 in the Bakersfield area in January.

A late-night fire in Lamont destroyed a warehouse and damaged mobile homes as neighbors rushed to help each other evacuate.

Houchin Community Blood Bank partnered with Wienerschnitzel to encourage Kern County residents to donate blood for National Hot Dog Day. The event will last ...

The Bakersfield Police Department said they arrested Fernando Jara, the husband of District 5 Kern County Board of Supervisor Leticia Perez, on Saturday.Police said officers were called to a home in ...

Body of missing swimmer recovered from Lake Isabella after four-day search by Kern County Sheriff's deputies. The man was reported missing on July 5 at Stine Cove.

Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez’s husband Fernando Jara was arrested at their home on Saturday. Jara was booked into the ...

A new wildfire was reported 4:04 p.m. July 10 in Kern County, California. Airport Fire has burned one acre of private land ...

A neighborhood in Taft was blocked off Monday morning as dozens of deputies swarmed a home on Montview Avenue. Both law ...

A Kern County jury has convicted a man of killing another man during a late-night fight in a grocery store parking lot on Jan ...