Despite recent progress in reducing homicide rates and gunshot incidents, gang violence remains a persistent threat in ...

Bakersfield police arrested a 30-year-old man Monday on suspicion of homicide after an unidentified person was found dead in an apartment in the 400 block of South Williams Street.

A 34-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a deadly trailer fire Saturday afternoon in the 6000 block of State Road, according to the Kern County Fire ...

A homicide investigation began Monday morning after Bakersfield police found a dead person inside an apartment on South ...

A fast-moving brush fire erupted near Frazier Park on Thursday afternoon, prompting a swift joint response from the Kern ...

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