The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle in March in east Bakersfield.

The Kern County District Attorney’s Office announced the annual Victims’ March has been postponed until the completion of a ...

An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at the California Correctional Institution (CCI) in ...

Cain Velasquez, a former UFC champion who was sentenced to five years in prison for shooting at a man accused of molesting his son, is currently being held at ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In a press conference on Thursday, Kern County Public Health showcased a new campaign targeted at Valley Fever and stories from the Kern County community to provide ...

Unarmed Mickel Lewis Sr. was killed by Sheriff's Deputy Jason Ayala. The jury award is the second-highest in a police ...

Organizers looked at more than 350 cases and said many with a criminal records were deserving of a fresh start.

The document includes substantial concessions designed to correct shortcomings identified by California's 5th District Court of Appeal, which two years ago shut down the county's permitting system ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Dani Wallace, one of three Black doulas in Kern County, shares her journey and struggles in maternal health. Her experience with losing her son Jeremiah due to ...

Public comment is open on the county's mental health services plan amid a massive state overhaul of behavioral health funding. A 30-day public comment period opened Monday on Kern County's ...

in California’s San Joaquin Valley, a different kind of country music—unafraid of its rough edges—was coming out of the smoky dance halls in Bakersfield. Buck Owens was at the center of it.