A two-vehicle crash Saturday night on Lerdo Highway left two people dead and four others injured. One the victims explains how he was able to survive and shares his memories of his friend who was killed.

A family dog suffered about 50 stings Thursday as a swarm of apparent honey bees went on the attack. The dog was in a kennel in his yard when some bees from a nearby hive went after him.

A crop-dusting helicopter crashed in a wheat field southeast of Shafter on Friday morning. The pilot, 63-year-old Robert May, walked away relatively unharmed, but he said the copter was a total loss.

Shafter police officer Matthew Shelton is charged with beating up a suspect, lying about it and then filing a false report. Now, his past record may come into question, including a shooting that killed a 52-year-old woman.

A big rig crashed with a northbound Amtrak train Saturday morning, but no one was hurt. The crash on the tracks at Reina Road and Santa Fe Way happened just before 10:30 a.m. The train was moving again just before noon with all 143 passengers on board expected to arrive in San Francisco about 40 minutes late.

Police say they believe a bank robber has struck twice. A man walked into Westamerica Bank on Monday and demanded money. It appears this suspect also robbed a Bank of America branch last week in Shafter.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a Bank of America branch in Shafter on Thursday. The suspect, who is seen in surveillance photos released by police, entered the bank around noon and demanded money via a note. He also brandished a handgun in his waistband.

The morning commute safely played out Tuesday despite dense fog throughout Kern County. The first heavy fog of the season hit overnight and made driving difficult, especially in rural areas.

Some Shafter residents are upset that a sex offender moved into their neighborhood without them being notified. In order for the county to notify residents of such moves, the offender must be classified as a "sexually violent predator."

A teenage driver was killed Saturday morning in a side-impact crash near Shafter. The Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Kaitlin Howland of Bakersfield made a left hand turn in front of an SUV at Renfro Road and Santa Fe Way. The SUV smashed into Howland's car...

Police in Shafter have named 17-year-old Alejandro Aguilar as the gunman in Friday's shooting outside the Apple Market. A wanted poster released by investigators indicates Aguilar is responsible for two murders and two attempted murders.

Two people are dead after a shooting at Apple Market on Central Valley Highway in Shafter. Police Chief Charlie Fivecoat said four men confronted another man, who in response shot them. One of the surviving attackers was airlifted to Kern Medical Center.