Police said Friday that one suspect from a March 1 drive-by shooting has been arrested, but they're still looking for three other suspects, all reputed Earla Norte gang members from Earlimart.

Two Tulare County teenagers were arrested Friday after crashing their car during a burglary getaway, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said.

On Friday, the governor said the primary for the 16th Senate District seat will be May 21. The special runoff election, if needed, will be July 23.

This chart provides the number of inmates serving sentences of between five and 10 years in local jails, as well as those serving more than 10 years in local jails, by county.

One Kern County high school student could get his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Congressman Kevin McCarthy's office will accept local entries for the annual Congressional Art Competition. Entries are due by April 19 at McCarthy's Bakersfield office.

Police in the Central Valley community of Visalia are releasing more details about the fatal shooting of a man last week they say was acting aggressively during a traffic stop and was later found to have a gun in his car.

"Camp to Campus" tells the story of first-generation college graduates who come from a migrant labor background. It premiered at Cal State Bakersfield.

The California Highway Patrol says a man was struck and killed by a train in Tulare County after returning to retrieve his lunch and other items from the car he had abandoned on the tracks.

A Reno, Nev., man faces federal charges of luring a Bakersfield teenage girl into prostitution. Investigation reports in the case show the teen agreed to go with him and work as a prostitute, but she thought that would be locally. Officers charge...