Bakersfield California Travel Guide

A lawsuit filed against the city of Bakersfield alleging that police violated the civil rights of a doctor who was handcuffed for nearly an hour while he was suffering from a massive stroke has been moved to federal court.

Sarah and Joshua Worthen had just had their fifth child when Joshua had a recurrence of brain cancer after eight years.

RUBIO FUNDRAISER: Today's political climate is rife with partisanship so it was nice to hear of a recent fundraiser for Democratic State Senate candidate Michael Rubio that seemed to bring folks from all political leanings together.

Korn's cathartic alternative metal sound positioned the group among the most popular and provocative to emerge during the post-grunge era.

Face it. We're all tired of hot air - the type that Mother Nature provides. But hot air of another variety - the kind that fills balloons and colors the skies - that's to be celebrated.

Scary moments for tenants of an apartment complex in the Rosedale area Saturday evening after a fire broke out in the attic.

These days, trips to a shopping center or government building come with the understanding that you're most likely going to be photographed at some point by a surveillance camera.

Following are crime statistics reported for areas surrounding Jastro Park and areas surrounding several other city parks over the past few years.

Community Connection for Child Care offers free referrals to licensed child care providers, and can search countywide or by neighborhood.

Kern Schools Federal Credit Union announced Friday that it plans to close its Delano branch Oct.

If one were to sum up Proposition 22 in one word, that word would be "accountability." The objective of the November ballot initiative is to prohibit state government from seizing or "borrowing" funds used for transportation, redevelopment or other government services and projects at the local level.

The California Air Resources Board released a report this week that claims fine particle air pollution causes 9,000 pre-mature deaths each year in California.

Global Greensteam LLC , a subsidiary of Global Green Solutions Inc. said the company plans to build a biomass-to-steam power plant at Aera Energy LLC's Belridge oilfield near Bakersfield, Calif.

A blog about Sports & Recreation . Torn ACL for Alex Collatz A sad non-football note to pass along as we wait for kickoff: Stockdale senior Alex Collatz, the defending state discus champion, has a torn ACL and cartilage in her left knee after suffering an injury during a volleyball match last night.

Work on the intersection expansion at Truxtun Avenue and Mohawk Street is expected to resume Tuesday after an employment dispute interrupted things beginning in mid-August, city officials said Friday.

This is only one of four ducklings left after three drowned in Mill Creek, according to Juliana Bernier Dooley, owner of Julianaa s Art Gallery downtown.

A woman was hospitalized following a deputy-involved shooting in east Bakersfield.

Court Appointed Special Advocates invites potential volunteers to attend one of two orientation sessions to be held in Bakersfield next week.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac, a woman who apparently tried to force her way into her "on-again, off-again" boyfriend's home by sliding down the chimney, died of mechanical asphyxia, according to autopsy results released Tuesday.

California ranking of average years per person between accidents: 11.4 years: Salinas 10.2 years: Santa Rosa 9.9 years: Ontario and Palmdale 9.8 years: Lancaster and Fresno 9.7 years: Bakersfield, Modesto, San Bernardino, Chula Vista and Huntington Beach The worst -- Los Angeles 6.9 years, San Francisco 6.7 years and Glendale 5.9 years Source: ...