Bakersfield College's Panorama campus is closed after a brush fire broke out on nearby bluffs Tuesday evening.

A ballot measure would let residents directly elect the city's mayor for the first time, replacing the current system where council members choose one of their own.

As Bakersfield prepares for its annual State of the City luncheon, city leaders say they're balancing immediate financial ...

Dignity Health is laying off 57 Bakersfield employees and closing its Tehachapi clinic as CommonSpirit Health navigates a ...

Bakersfield rose above 100° Tuesday afternoon, and high temperatures are expected to stay above 100° for the rest of the work ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Randsburg in Kern County Monday morning, the latest in a recent stretch of seismic ...

A former Shafter elementary school teacher is slated to go to trial on charges of possession and distribution of child ...

In 2010, a 2‑year‑old boy was critically injured after a large rock fell and struck him in the head during a family visit to ...

Venezuela earthquakes killed 4,100+ people. A Bakersfield resident shares how her family in La Guaira is coping.

A new study says stress along the Southern San Andreas Fault is at its highest level in 1,000 years. Experts urge ...

Melanoma cases are on the rise in many parts of the U.S., including Colorado, according to recent data. This comes as many ...

A new California law is expanding the state's mobile driver's license program, allowing millions of more residents to carry a ...