A woman who alleges she was sexually abused by former Stallion Springs officer James Best, Jr., has filed a claim against Kern County. The woman, whose identity ...

Every NBA team will have at least two national TV games this season, the league confirmed Thursday as part of its full schedule unveiling for 2025-26.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner.” ...

As the 2026 election season approaches, redistricting battles in Texas and California are intensifying, potentially reshaping the balance of power.

The Town and Country Baptist Church in East Bakersfield faced a devastating blow when it became the target of both a burglary ...

A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in northeast Bakersfield two and a half years ago, according to the Kern County ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a special election set for November 4, where California voters will decide on a proposed ...

Former Fairfax School District Board member Palmer Moland was sentenced on Thursday, August 14, 2025, to two years' probation ...

A preliminary hearing for Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte, the couple accused of torturing and killing 8-year-old Genesis Mata, has been postponed until ...

Kern County Department of Human Services has proposed an independent review of Child Welfare Services as part of the death ...

Former Kern County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Clark has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison, the Kern County District Attorney ...

Two Wasco gang members, Joel Arrazate Jr., 26, and Anthony Arreola, 25, were each sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison on Thursday, according to the ...