A man shot to death on Padre Street on July 11, 2025, has been identified as 30-year-old Kalani Mason Jr. of Bakersfield, ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding Roberto Gutierrez, 30, an at-risk missing man, ...

There is a heavy police presence on Padre Street in East Bakersfield.The road is currently blocked off east of South Martin ...

(TNS) -- It's time to match your opinion of Bakersfield, Calif.'s road conditions to the city's. The Bakersfield Public Works Department has unveiled its city street conditions data online at the ...

Bakersfield and Kern County have historically ranked deadliest for pedestrians in California, with state data showing car collisions in the city have risen 65% since 2019.

The Bakersfield Police Department and California Highway Patrol conducted a joint street-racing enforcement operation in the Bakersfield area that started at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and ended around 1 ...

A 20-year-old Bakersfield man was sentenced to four months in prison after going to a street race and aiming a laser pointer’s beam at a Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter, causing the pilot ...

The 5.2 earthquake was felt as far away as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento, and at least 49 aftershocks shook the epicenter area.

A portion of a south Bakersfield street has been closed due to a sinkhole opening in the area on Tuesday.

The Bakersfield Police Department say they directed additional enforcement efforts towards street racing activity.

Bakersfield’s roads must accommodate both vehicles and pedestrians. That requires increasing spending on improvements that some drivers might find “inconvenient.” Those improvements must embrace ...