Residents of the San Joaquin Valley, and Kern County in particular, have long found themselves at or near the top of “bad” lists and the bottom of “good” lists. For example, air pollution, obesity and ...

Bakersfield is far from the most famous destination in California, but this underrated town has a surprisingly extensive collection of attractive options, with everything from beer and wine trails to ...

A 41-year-old suspect is dead and all 10 hostages are free after a 15-hour standoff inside an office building in Bakersfield, California, police said. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A man held 10 people ...

A man was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday after taking 10 school employees hostage inside a Southern California office building and warning that he had strapped explosives to himself and ...

The authorities had been negotiating with a man inside a school district office in a building in Bakersfield, Calif., that also houses a Chase Bank branch. By Adeel Hassan Isabella Kwai and Francesca ...

A standoff involving a man who allegedly made bomb threats at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield, California, continued into Wednesday morning as negotiators worked to secure the release of people ...

The FBI and Bakersfield police are responding to a bomb threat and hostage situation at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield. Police said the suspect is holding multiple people hostage inside the bank ...

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