UPDATE (Oct. 3 3:02 p.m.) AGoFundMehas been set up for the Beaton family.

The National Rifle Association has filed Chapter 11 protections and plans to reincorporate their organization in Texas. The letter, from NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, says the organi...

The Bakersfield Police Department has booked an Inglewood man for murder and sexual assault charges in the missing case of a 13-year-old girl from Bakersfield.

In a new report, Brandeis University named Bakersfield the worst place for children to grow up in America.

Bakersfield residents may have seen billboards around town ahead of the premiere of "Killing County" on Hulu. Executive Producer Colin Kaepernick tweeted about the billboard installations.

According to the BPD, 17-year-old Katlyn Kinoshita was last seen on July 4th at 3:30 a.m., in the 3800 block of Monitor Street. She is considered at risk due to a medical condition.

The company Unacast released a scorecard that graded each county by their social distancing efforts. According to that scorecard, Kern County received an F.

Benjamin Sandoval, a 16-year-old teen from Cal City, has been reported missing since Sunday, 23ABC confirmed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Anuar Gonzalez was located and is no longer considered missing.

KCSOS announce school closures extended

Gubernatorial candidate John Cox visits Bakersfield

Almost 9,000 more people are working in Kern County as of June compared to the same point last year, according to information released from the California Employment Development Department on Friday.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has released the names of the nominees for the 2022 Induction Class.

Target will increase pay for employees by $2 per hour for the next six weeks, as the retail corporation calls on employees to work during the coronavirus pandemic.

WATCH LIVE: The Bakersfield Police Department is on the scene of a shooting at the Valley Plaza Mall.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for help finding 74-year-old Erasmo Luna, who was last seen on Monday in East Bakersfield.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.7 earthquake shaking the ground near Oildale and Bakersfield Tuesday night.

Trader Joe's employee tests positive for COVID-19

The city of Bakersfield has announced it will not refuse service to people not wearing a face covering.

On Monday in a press conference Kern Public Health confirmed that 33 people in Kern County have recovered from the coronavirus.

Joe Biden elected President of the United States

The Kern High School District has voted to adopt policies put forth by the state school board that allows students to use the bathroom with which they identify.

Bakersfield College classes have not been canceled, first wave of online classes begin Thursday

In response to the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters, the Kern County Democratic Party leaders called on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to resign.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has received the most votes than anyone who has ever run for president.

After checking career boxes at every stop along her basketball journey, Erica McCall can mark one she must have been dreaming about her whole life. The Ridgeview graduate was taken by the Indiana...

Kern County Public Health Services Department has confirmed a non-resident has tested positive for coronavirus while visiting Kern County.

Bakersfield native Jordan Love has been selected 26th overall in the NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.

Friday morning Bakersfield Police were lead on an unusual police chase on four legs.

Effective immediately the city of Bakersfield had declared