What kicked off the rather chaotic year of Kern County politics was none other than the biggest name -- still -- in Bakersfield politics -- former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Officials say a 16-year-old was found dead in the Independence Heights area with stab wounds to the genitals, suffered from dehydration and malnutrition, and was only wearing a diaper. Now, her foster ...

At the intersection of N 15th Street and Burleson, Guzman-Perez “sped up and ran his large truck into the back of [the victim ...