The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman accused of going to a pool area of an apartment complex, drinking al ...

Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte have been charged with first-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child, and torture ...

Court documents allege horrific abuse led to the death of an 8-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother.

A corner lot in east Bakersfield that's been vacant for the past 20 years will soon be the site to two new permanently affordable homes, the first to be built by the Bakersfield Community Land Trust.

Investigation confirms California City Public Safety Director Justin Vincent's claims that mayor and council member plotted to fire him, just as officials place him on paid leave.

Harm to a child can occur within seconds, and with little effort. What victims like Genesis Mata deserve most of all is ...

Central California is experiencing a break from its typical summer heat, bringing relief to local farmers and their crops.

The Columbia Disaster Was Worse Than You Thought Family issues warning as son dies after taking highly addictive ...

The Eagles Men’s and Women’s basketball teams released their schedules for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The Big Sky ...

California's job market is facing another downturn, with the state's unemployment rate now tied with Nevada for the highest ...

In 2019, then-Bakersfield College student Jose Omar Reyes Bello gained national attention and widespread support when he was ...

The father and stepmother of an 8-year-old California girl found dead in a hotel bathtub on Saturday appeared in court this week to enter not guilty pleas in the girl’s death. Genesis Ariah Mata was ...