Bakersfield News

A man who had been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two bail bondsmen in April 2012 pleaded no contest Friday to two counts of voluntary manslaughter.

Born in Atlanta, Ralph Emerson Bailey, Jr., grew up in Los Angeles and moved here to Bakersfield in 1992.

Drought-stricken California farmers and cities are set to get more water as state and federal officials ease cutbacks due to recent rain and snow, officials announced on Friday.

SHAFTER, Calif. A bustling city is sprouting on five acres here, carved out of a vast almond grove.

Kern County Animal Services is looking for some local heroes to help save the lives of homeless and neglected pets by becoming a certified foster parent.

The Visalia Rawhide opened up its three-game series against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in grand fashion, courtesy of Socrates Brito.

A deaf man allegedly tackled by Bakersfield police who believed he'd been trying to break into an apartment has filed a claim against the city alleging civil rights violations, assault and unlawful arrest.

Tim Draper says he hasn't decided whether to put "Six Californias" on the 2014 or 2016 ballot.

Any lingering questions concerning the new K&N Mustang RTR's prospective for blistering speed were unequivocally resolved the weekend of April 5th and 6th.

Bakersfield police have arrested one man and charged him with 6 counts of attempted murder in connection with the incendiary device that was thrown into a Bakersfield home.

Two public shaming cases - one in Ohio and the other in California - made news last week, raising the question of whether humiliation is an effective way to discipline.

Sometimes things don't turn out how we expect them to. Just ask Alamo Drafthouse owner, Tim League .

An ordinance outlawing aggressive panhandling and an agreement continuing the city's successful homeless trash pickup program both could be approved at today's meeting of the Bakersfield City Council.

When we have plenty of water, hardly anyone would sweat a couple hundred acre feet being moved around in the Kern River system.

During Saturday's Macaroni & Cheese Festival at CSUB, hundreds came to sample the food, wine and beer tastings and gourmet food samplings.

U.S. Army reservist Caleb Trevino loads his gear into a rental car Tuesday to head to his hometown of Madera, north of Bakersfield.

A good ice chest isn't just an ice chest. Yes, it's a cooler, but it also can store and transport nasty bait and minnows, be a bucket, a step, a seat, a table, a trash receptacle and, of course, hold your catch! What a great idea -- one place to store your food as well as put the nastiest smelly things you can imagine.

Aerosmith whipped out its Big Ten Inch Record nearly 40 years ago, but this weekend, they'll be showing off an extra two as part of the worldwide Record Store Day celebration on Saturday.

More than 30 high school seniors were called by name to leave an assembly in front of their peers, because they were not eligible to graduate.

Pilot and volunteer captain Bob Hill gives the B-17 "Memphis Belle" a quick look-over before taking off on a flight.