Bakersfield News

The Supreme Court could issue a ruling on same-sex marriage here in California as early as Monday.

True to its word , the Bakersfield Jazz Workshop awarded a total of $3,500 in scholarships to deserving local jazz students recently.

They came rocking and rolling into the end of the sixties and changed the personality of Church and nation as Great Awakenings do.

Q: Does Kern County have a drop-off facility for expired or no longer used medications or OTC medications? I have asked my local pharmacy, and they will not take them.

Country icon Merle Haggard can add doctor to his resume after receiving an honorary degree on Friday .

The special election held earlier this month produced some most interesting observations.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Assemblywoman Shannon Grove today spoke out against the majority party's state budget, which will appropriate $96.3 billion dollars in General Fund monies to government programs: "This year's budget is just what you would expect from legislation drafted by Democrats, with virtually no Republican input.

Assemblymember Rudy Salas announced today that the legislature approved his proposal to allocate $3 million per year for the next five years in the state budget for job training for veterans and youth.

Tell anyone who knows his music that you're meeting the American vocalist Gregory Porter and they'll say, "Ask him about the hat".

A San Francisco Giants fan, badly beaten at a Dodgers game two years ago, is home after spending more than a year in rehabilitation in Bakersfield.

Organizers of the first Kern County Nut Festival are hoping for a good turnout for the inaugural Saturday event, which will be held on the grounds of the Kern County Museum.

Local dignitaries attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for the widening projects for both north and southbound Highway 99 within Bakersfield city limits.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is asking the public's assistance in locating Eryc Sutton.

Country music legend Merle Haggard receives an Honorary Doctorate at the 2013 Arts and Humanities Commencement ceremonies at California State University, Bakersfield on Friday June 14, 2013.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - "I think he quit somewhere either in the 8th grade or in the first year of high school."

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 investigators assigned to the Kern County California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team and the Kern County Major Violator Unit conducted a probation search at hotel located in the 2300 block of Wible Road.

Walmart Stores Inc. proposes to build a new store in Lamont that would anchor a 20-acre shopping center on what is now farmland.

Two Bakersfield business owners lost almost $20,000 to a fake debt collection service in 2009 and were told they would get some of it back.

Community Action Partnership of Kern is making an effort to ensure kids are getting healthy meals while they're not in school.

The Bakersfield Police Department released the 911 call made early Wednesday morning from the home of Bakersfield attorney Mark Madrigali.