In cases like rape, there has been an apparent decline in the number of reported cases. In January 2023, 18 cases were reported. In January 2024, 14 cases were reported, while in January 2025, 5 ...

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Birmingham became a spectator sport. A bipartisan wash of corruption sent more than 30 politicians and their cronies to jail.

Ross Macdonald’s “The Underground Man” is exquisitely attuned to the Californian landscape—how it rises, falls, smells, and, ...

A Bakersfield man was found guilty of numerous charges including attempted voluntary manslaughter for opening fire against a ...

A Bakersfield man has been sentenced to one year in jail and two years of probation for possession of child sex abuse ...

California State University, Bakersfield has alerted students and staff to a rise in vehicle wheel and tire thefts occurring ...

A Kern County jury found a man guilty of several crimes Monday in the attempted killing of a security guard at Golden West Casino in 2023. Rafael Castro was found guilty of attempted voluntary ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — On Wednesday, Bakersfield police, code enforcement, and mental health officials cleared a vacant lot on V Street once overrun with homeless individuals and criminal ...

A 34-year-old Visalia man was stabbed and killed Friday afternoon at Wasco State Prison, the Kern County coroner's office reported Monday. The victim, Angel Carrasco, was taken for treatment at ...