Scams seem to be popping up everywhere these days with the takeover of technology and social media. From fake calls to fake ...

The Kern County Fair draws hundreds of thousands of people but behind all the fun police are working to make sure guests stay ...

Thousands of people were wounded when their pagers exploded. Surveillance footage shows the shocking moment of one such detonation. Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department getting together with residents in Metro and East Bakersfield to discuss crime trends and get feedback about what they'd like to ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police are asking the community to help locate a missing person in southeast Bakersfield. Hector Palacios, a 13-year-old from Bakersfield, was last seen Sept. 13th in the ...

The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man suspected of stealing tools from a Chick-fil-A in the 5200 block of California Avenue. The suspect is described by BPD as a thin white man in ...

Bakersfield relies primarily on agriculture, petroleum extraction and refining, as well as manufacturing as its major economic staples. The city has a number of cultural assets including the Kern ...

Three teams in the California League — in Bakersfield, Lancaster and Adelanto — shut down in the last seven years. In the majors, the Athletics play their final game in Oakland on Sept.