Authorities say an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California has caused several fires, sending black smoke ...

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A vacant building in downtown Bakersfield was declared a total loss after being destroyed by fire Tuesday evening.

In an unrelated action, California’s gasoline excise tax, which is adjusted annually, increased 1.6 cents per gallon on ...

As part of a settlement to a class-action lawsuit, a school will be able to dole out up to a combined $20.5 million this year ...

A tragic incident unfolded in Bakersfield when two young boys, a one-year-old and a two-year-old, were left unattended in a ...

A grand opening event at Bakersfield’s Pollo Campero location is giving 100 people a chance at free meals for a year. The ...

A new study examined areas where cities aren’t making the grade when it comes to education and here’s what the data revealed.

Firefighters found "eight little pups" hiding in a den as they extinguished a brush fire in Southern California this week.

The housing market in Bakersfield has continued to increase in all aspects — supply, demand and prices — through the month of ...

California approved the Darden Clean Energy Project, a massive battery storage facility that could power 850,000 homes for ...

A woman was arrested in East Bakersfield on Tuesday after running from law enforcement for hours. She faces charges of ...