Bakersfield’s location makes it an ideal launching pad for day trips throughout Central California. Within an hour’s drive, you can reach the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, where outdoor adventures ...

The Maturango Museum serves as the cultural heart of Ridgecrest, showcasing the area’s natural history, Native American heritage, and military connections. Their petroglyph tours to nearby Little ...

Indonesian burn survivors celebrate recovery at Bakersfield's Grossman Burn Center at Dignity Health Memorial Hospital.

A tsunami watch has been issued for coastal Washington and the Puget Sound area, as well as the Oregon and California coasts, ...

High temperatures in Bakersfield are running much warmer than last week, but still staying in the double digits.

The Kern County coroner's office on Tuesday released the name of a man whose vehicle was struck by another vehicle in east Bakersfield and died. Luis Aflredo Garcia Lopez, 29, of Bakersfield, died at ...

The Kern County coroner's office on Tuesday released the name of a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle June 21 on Baker Street and died the next day. Mario Hernandez Ortega, 40, of Bakersfield, was ...

The Bakersfield Train Robbers opened a best-of-three semifinal playoff series in the Pecos League’s Pacific Division at Sam Lynn Ballpark against the Dublin Leprechauns on Monday night. The result was ...

Kern County is considering cuts to public health services that could eliminate 35 positions as officials face a $12 million budget shortfall.