Founder Angel Lee recalls fleeing her abuser while he slept, then built a network to help other survivors in Bakersfield.

The retired sheriff's deputy turned mayor wants to bring water, housing and public-safety fixes to Sacramento.

Good Dog Ranch volunteers drove a yellow bus of rescued dogs straight into Kern County's overcrowded shelter crisis — and out of it.

Anabell Correa's competency trial is on hold while Kern Regional Center evaluates her ahead of a November 30 report.

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital just joined a club fewer than 11% of U.S. hospitals ever make.

The theft happened on 22nd Street, and investigators say they need the public's help identifying the suspect.

Bakersfield police want help identifying a tattooed suspect from a College Avenue home burglary this summer.

Detectives want help identifying a man in one white shoe and one black shoe who allegedly broke into the historic Baker Street site.

New desks, laptops and a student-painted mural give homeless Bakersfield families a fresh space to learn and grow.

Angad Singh, 29, was killed early Friday at Bear Mountain Boulevard and Old River Road. CHP says why he didn't stop remains a mystery.

Clouds linger Friday in Bakersfield, but a sunny weekend is on the way. Sunday could reach 81 degrees.

Latination 13 fills the Arts Council of Kern this weekend with more than 100 juried artworks, live music and a beer and wine garden.

A Kern County jury found the men robbed and killed Taylor Poulin over a lean deal, then buried his body near Fort Mohave.