Bakersfield reaches 73 degrees Friday before cooler weather and rain move in for Halloween weekend. Sunday looks like the wettest day before sunshine returns Monday.

Drones helped officers track down suspects fleeing a freight-car break-in near Potomac Avenue.

34 wrecks in 11 years put a Bakersfield crossroads atop a new danger list, as police add six red-light cameras citywide.

U.S. Marshals say Jeffrey Minyard, 57, is on parole for assaulting a peace officer with a deadly weapon.

Erik Morales was already serving life without parole when he fatally beat cellmate Ryan Galindo in their shared cell.

Police say speed and intoxication were factors in the Thursday crash at Columbus and Bucknell streets. No children or other drivers were hurt.

The man allegedly raided an unlocked car near 18th and Q streets in the early morning, and his sneakers could be the key tip.

Officers heard two to three gunshots from inside the home before a chemical agent was deployed and the 16-year-old was taken into custody on Quailridge Road.

A survivor says no payout fixes what happened: hours of tear gas, zip ties and no medical care at Chowchilla.

A driver refused to stop near West Columbus and Chester, and officers found a firearm inside the vehicle afterward.

Leef Arvin LLC wants to turn a South Derby Street cold-storage site into a cannabis hub, with oils shipped north to Willits.

Detainees at Golden State Annex say they scrubbed black mold for a dollar a day. Now California regulators have forced a landmark fix.

A jury found Sonny Veleta guilty in the 2021 East Bakersfield killing of Cesar Joseph Malta, 19, during a botched marijuana sale.