In 2022, the city of Bakersfield and the police department launched a gun violence reduction strategy. Since then, city officials say the city is safer now prior to the pandemic.

This strategy was funded through a grant from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program, along with the ...

Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on 12, 2025, Deputies assigned to the East Area Section and the Gang Suppression Unit executed a search warrant related to a theft investigation in ...

Two brothers in Bentley and Kadar Waller display their talents both on and off the court. Both currently play basketball at ...

Bakersfield city officials said Friday gun violence is down across the city and attributed the decline to a partnership between the city and several community groups.

EBT card cloning has been a major problem for years and more than $6.8 million in benefits were stolen 2024 alone in Kern ...

Frustration is mounting among residents and community leaders in Bakersfield as they grapple with ongoing issues of crime, ...

"The Bakersfield Sound," Robert E. Price's authoritative history of the hard-edged style that transformed country music, is now on sale for $21.95. "The Bakersfield Sound: How A Generation of ...

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. EXCLUSIVE: John Goodman Puts Historic New Orleans Home on the Market for $5.5 Million—Weeks After L.A ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 75% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9.4 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 60 °F (15.6 ...

deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Gang Suppression Unit responded to 2701 Ming Avenue (Valley Plaza Mall), in an attempt to locate Stephen Christy (28), who had an active felony ...