Bakersfield News

Wednesday is the day reserved for Americans to pause and pay tribute to the military men and women who have served this country.

A Bakersfield man was arrested in connection with an armed robbery reported in Tulare on Friday morning.

A pit bull tore through a man's arm and abdomen in East Bakersfield Tuesday after he reportedly entered his brother's front yard when the brother wasn't home.

Images: Photo courtesy Damon Hill via iPhone Steven Herrera is attacked by three pit bulls at his brother Salvador Romero's house in East Bakersfield on Tuesday afternoon.

About 800 Bakersfield College students are getting a lesson in disappointment. They've completed all of their courses but the college cannot award certificates of completion or achievement because it failed to recognize a change in the law.

Her story is truly remarkable. More than a decade ago, Nannette Gonzalez left Bakersfield for Bucharest, Romania.

The Bakersfield Jam says center Robert Swift and guard/forward Justin Hawkins were assigned to the team.

More than 16 percent of Bakersfield people over the age of 18 do not have high school diplomas.

Bakersfield Police say gang violence has decreased throughout the city and county since the spring.

The Crips, the Bloods, the Aryan Brotherhood and the Bakers are just a handful of the gangs battling each other daily on the streets of Bakersfield and Kern County.

A 51-year-old Tehachapi man died of stab wounds early Monday morning, Nov. 2 in Bakersfield, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

The man is known for helping neighbors in the area with odd jobs. Saturday he was trimming a palm tree when suddenly he lost his footing, trapped more than 50 feet in the air, and holding on for his life as firefighters came to his rescue.

Mary Burnett has been writing letters to deployed troops for more than four years.

Residents in southwest Bakersfield are buzzing about a string of burglaries and thieves who are targeting the area.

Just because our economy is not what it used to be, does not mean you have to be in a "Bah Humbug" mood around the holidays.

A viewer e-mailed us what she calls a disgusting picture of dead horses behind a business in south Bakersfield.

A 2-year-old PG&E program to help customers offset the size of their carbon footprint has drawn little interest and consumer advocates are arguing it should be allowed to expire at the end of the year.

The special Board of Supervisors meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Monday in the board chambers on the first floor of the County Administrative Center at 1115 Truxtun Ave., just west of Rabobank Arena.

Three people were killed in a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 46 north of Bakersfield.

There is new information in the case of a missing Bakersfield girl. Alyssa Brandon, 13, hasn't been seen since October 21st.