A San Francisco-based energy company has flipped the switch on a $400 million battery installation next to its 4-year-old solar farm in the Rosamond area.
A court hearing was delayed Friday in the case of three defendants in the Mesa Marin shooting case.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man suspected of robbing a Happy Mart in the 3200 block of Taft Highway around 4:10 p.m. June 3.
A man was arrested on suspicion of drug and firearm-related charges Saturday in the 100 block of Quantico Ave., according to the Kern County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.
The Kern County Sheriff鈥檚 Office arrested a man Saturday in the 1700 block of Flower Street聽on suspicion of having a stolen firearm.
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DELANO 鈥斅燨rnate frames, posterboards and collages filled with pictures of crime victims filled a table that greeted loved ones of those who died in Delano, leaving behind families, friends and unanswered questions.
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A Bakersfield company's plan to repurpose depleted local oil wells for energy storage has tentatively won a $6 million grant from the federal government as part of a push to decarbonize industry.
As a defense attorney continued his cross-examination of the lead investigator in the murder trial of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation counselor Benny Alcala Jr. in 2022, attorneys replayed Target surveillance videos and speculated on who had the gun that killed Alcala.
Worried that Kern County residents could suffer 鈥渦rgent impacts鈥 to their drinking water from continued agricultural groundwater overpumping, staff at the state Water Resources Control Board announced Thursday they are recommending the entire Kern subbasin be put on probation.
The Kern County Sheriff鈥檚 Office promoted 12 members of its force Wednesday morning at the agency鈥檚 headquarters on Norris Road.
Three people were arrested on suspicion of robbery after they led California Highway Patrol officers on a car chase to Victorville Wednesday morning, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
The mother charged with tasing her son who has autism had her hearing delayed Thursday in Kern County Superior Court.
A portion of Highway 178 will remain closed until further notice as crews battle the 941-acre Borel Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon inside Sequoia National Forest.
A trial date was selected Thursday in Kern County Superior Court for the man accused of shooting a man in the head at a McDonald鈥檚 in California City.
There's always some sadness involved when a longtime restaurant or bar with a unique feature or location finally grills its last ribeye or pulls its last beer.
Reps. David Valadao and Vince Fong joined four other California congressmen this week in calling on Gov. Gavin 不良研究所om to rethink anti-oil policies they said put the state's military bases and its economy at risk.
At the trial for the two men suspected of killing California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation counselor Benny Alcala Kr. in August 2022, the lead investigator in the case gave his testimony Wednesday in Kern County Superior Court.
One of the suspects in a 2017 fatal shooting pleaded not guilty to murder charges Wednesday during his felony arraignment in Kern County Superior Court.
A woman died around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday on the Westside Parkway at the westbound Mohawk Street offramp after her car flipped, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
After recently being assigned a new defense attorney, the man suspected of raping Cari Anderson in 1997 has his聽hearing delayed to September.
The trial for the pair charged in the 2017 shooting death of 5-year-old Kason Guyton was delayed in September during a court hearing Tuesday.
The Kern County Sheriff鈥檚 Office announced Wednesday that 15-year-old 鈥嬧媁yatt Milam is no longer missing.
The Kern County Fire Department announced Tuesday the White and Rancho fires have been controlled, their forward spread halted.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Inc. announced Wednesday it has revised the guidelines for a program that helps income-qualified customers catch up with their energy bills during the hottest time of the year.
City officials will join a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a 16-unit senior housing project on 4th Street next to the Bakersfield Senior Center.
Farmland valuations continued their downward trajectory in Kern County, in some cases dropping as much as 47.6% during the first six months of 2024, according to the second quarter Kern County Ag Land Values report put out by brokerage firm Alliance Ag Services LLC.
A teenage girl and an infant went missing around 11 a.m. Sunday in the 3300 block of Redlands Drive, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
The trial for a man suspected of raping a woman in Oildale was delayed Wednesday in Kern County Superior Court as his defense attorney was engaged in a different trial.
The father accused of murdering his 2-year-old son had his hearing delayed Wednesday in Kern County Superior Court.
West High School grad聽Natalie Pulido was all smiles Tuesday when she walked out of Greater Harvest Christian Center in southwest Bakersfield with a refurbished laptop computer, a new backpack packed with school supplies and a box of food for good measure.
A years-old agricultural controversy returned to its Kern County roots Tuesday as environmental justice advocates attending a state hearing in Shafter called for changes to a public notification system proposed by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
The man suspected of stabbing another to death in Rosamond had his court hearing delayed Tuesday to Aug. 6.
Two suspects allegedly involved in the robbery of an elderly man outside a credit union in Ridgecrest pleaded no contest Tuesday to different charges in court in Ridgecrest.
Kern County District Attorney Investigator Matthew Iturriria could not have known when he was serving a subpoena in September 2021 that the man he was calling to testify as a witness in a murder case was the same person who would later be indicted for the same crime.
The Kern County Sheriff鈥檚 Office is looking for a missing teenager last seen by his family June 10 in Oildale.
Nearly three years after a fatal shooting involving Bakersfield police officers, the state Attorney General鈥檚 Office has decided not to press charges because of what it called insufficient evidence.
A court hearing was delayed Tuesday for the former Bakersfield Police officer accused of causing a fatal car crash in January 2023.
Law enforcement conducted a controlled detonation of a pair of pipe bombs discovered early Saturday by the intersection of Comanche Point and Jack Springs roads near Stallion Springs.
Some adults may think America's teens will not be prepared to lead this nation in the future because they have all gone soft. Think again.
Workplace violence prevention will be discussed during an hourlong webinar being hosted Wednesday by Cal State Bakersfield's Small Business Development Center.
The man found guilty of shooting a teenager and leaving him a 鈥嬧媞uadriplegic was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday in Kern County Superior Court.
A man was found guilty Friday of encouraging a teenage girl to commit acts of prostitution in order to put money on his books in jail, according to the Kern County District Attorney鈥檚 Office.
July is on average the hottest month of Bakersfield鈥檚 weather year. And, by any measure, July 2024 has been a pressure cooker.
A woman was charged with abusing her adult son, 鈥渨ho is special needs and has the mindset of a 2-year-old,鈥 by allegedly tasing him in Kern Medical, according to a search warrant submitted in Kern County Superior Court.
Republicans and Democrats in Kern County held divergent views of President Joe Biden's performance prior to his announcement Sunday he won't run for reelection.
A Lamont man was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm after Kern County Sheriff's deputies responded to a shots-fired call for service.
A power outage hit 16,534 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customer accounts Sunday in central and northern Bakersfield, the utility reported.
Depending on the direction you are heading and time of year, I consider Blackwells Corner to be a portal to weather conditions you could expect in heaven or the entrance to earth鈥檚 extremely hot and desolate ancient Triassic Period.
Bakersfield home sales took unexpected and, in some cases, confusing turns in June, leading one longtime observer to call the market unstable.
