Police have arrested two people after finding an 8-year-old girl with “substantial trauma” dead and abandoned in a bathtub at a Bakersfield hotel. Police said Ray Mata Jr., 31, of Bakersfield and ...

A Bakersfield man and a Delano woman were arrested Saturday on suspicion of torturing and murdering an 8-year-old girl and leaving her body in a hotel bathtub.

A death investigation is underway after a child's body was discovered inside the La Quinta Inn in central Bakersfield.

A death investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in the backyard of a home in northwest Bakersfield.

A person was hospitalized after being hit by a car on South Union Avenue in south Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol Incident Page.

Singer Merle Haggard was the father of Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben before his death in 2016. Here's everything ...

With Black-owned businesses making up just 9% of Bakersfield, a local organization — the Black Business Dollar Initiative — that has connected over 400 of them is now coming to an end.

It's about time Kern County took a stand. In this case, I'm referring to a taco stand, although brick-and-mortar spots might apply as well. Such a declaration comes on the heels of news that ...

Bakersfield police are asking for help identifying two men who stole automotive parts June 22 near Pacheco and Wible roads. A news release Friday from t Police Department said the pair drove into the ...

On August 1, the NCAA officially released their preseason top-25 rankings. Stanford’s name was on the list, coming in at No. 13. The 12 teams ahead consist of: #1 Vermont, #2 Marshall, #3 Ohio State, ...

Some House GOP members want the Trump administration to send the money back to California, but not for high-speed rail.

For 30 years, the business has offered customers everything from cameras and accessories to photo restoration — and it’s not slowing down.