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A Bakersfield man is facing 66 years to life in prison after a Kern County jury found him guilty of murder and other charges.

The Kern County coroner’s office on Monday released the name of the man who was struck by a vehicle at 10:25 p.m. Nov. 25 at the intersection of South H Street and Wilson Road in Bakersfield.

A Delano man was sentenced Monday to six years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.

On a scorching summer day, dozens of farm laborers paused their work picking banana peppers in a remote field 26 miles from Fresno and filed into a pop-up medical clinic. It was a chance to pick up medication and take…

Southbound Highway 99 starting at Bear Mountain Boulevard is closed until further notice, following an early Monday morning car chase and shooting.

Southbound Highway 99 starting at Bear Mountain Boulevard was closed most of Monday following an early morning car chase and officer-involved shooting.

A top consultant to Rep. Nancy Mace’s campaign for South Carolina governor announced his resignation Monday, saying the gubernatorial hopeful has “decided to turn her back on MAGA.” Austin McCubbin, a longtime Republican operative, bashed Mace in a post on X and accused her of trying to “hug the political cactus that is the Rand…

Indiana state House Republicans have released a draft congressional map that would give the GOP an edge in all nine of the state’s congressional districts — potentially netting the party two seats in the Hoosier State — though the map’s passage is still far from certain. The biggest changes in the proposed map come in…

Democrats are charting a path back to power in the House as Republicans falter heading into the midterms. But first they have to contend with more than a dozen primaries across the country that are exposing deep ideological divisions within their ranks. Democrats will undergo grueling intraparty battles across the country, from purple seats with…

The holiday spirit was alive — pets included — Friday afternoon as the merchants of Town & Country Village put on their 32nd annual tree lighting ceremony. But first, it was time for the Pet Parade, as Healing Heart ponies…