Call it the canary-in-the-coal-mine effect. It's the idea that people outside Bakersfield are watching the city to see what ...

Texas parents are frantically posting photos of their daughters and pleas for information as more than 20 campers from an all ...

Despite a federal judge briefly halting deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, he and a second judge ...

Oasis has ended a 16-year hiatus with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks. The band kicked ...

Famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has reclaimed his title at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating ...

Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating ...

Westchester 4th of July Parade exuded Americana, meshing tradition with a touch of formality but mostly presenting an organic ...

The Shafter Chamber of Commerce put on a Drone Light show for the 3rd of July rather than traditional fireworks.

No one knew it would be Roger Bailey’s last gig when he played his beloved saxophone at the Kern River Blues Society jam ...

On steep, rocky terrain, Kern County Fire Department firefighters rescued an incapacitated hiker on Gateway Trail at East ...

An 81-year-old man considered to be at risk because of medical conditions is missing, and t Police Department is asking for the community's help finding him.

The July 4 death of a Kern Valley State Prison inmate is under investigation as a homicide, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.