Almost 1,200 people in Kern County have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2018, including 171 in 2024 and an all-time high of 294 the year before, according to updated numbers from the Kern County ...

Lakresha Watson was at the hospital for a friend who had gotten into a car accident when she received a phone call that would bring a whole new life into her own. Watson went upstairs and waited for ...

Four new entries into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame will be honored at the annual dinner and ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center. The ...

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated nearly $1 billion to address mobility challenges and bolster the state's highway system against ...