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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 asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old boy.Police said Michael ...

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 ...

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

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.

With California accounting for 22% of nationwide fireworks injuries last year, local doctors and residents urge caution when ...

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

While it’s true Bakersfield is the ninth largest city in California, on Independence Day in the Westchester neighborhood, it was just about as small town as you can get. But in a grand way. The 36th ...

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 ...

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