The health of downtowns in California — including Bakersfield’s — is fragile. Like with people who age, it doesn’t take much for disease to set in. It takes a lot of hard work and creativity to keep ...

Friday’s first day of the Kern County Invitational boys wrestling tournament offered plenty of opportunity for all competitors to gain mat experience, face area opponents they might otherwise not see ...

Acres of orange fields sat unpicked in Kern County this week as word of Border Patrol raids circulated through Messenger ...