Homelessness in Kern County is nearly flat, officials credit expanded services
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County leaders say homelessness numbers are holding relatively steady… even as the latest…
UC Berkeley student arrested for alleged stabbing | Crime and Safety
A UC Berkeley student was arrested today at her Downtown Berkeley residence for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in…
Homicide numbers jumped in 2025 while response times, other violent crime reports dropped: Bakersfield PD
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department shared statistics on last year’s citywide reported crime, response times…
Bakersfield PD sees significant drop in use-of-force incidents last year: report
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department released its Use of Force Annual Review for 2025, recording…
Woman killed by minivan while riding scooter in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A woman is dead after being struck by a minivan while riding an electric…
$22M settlement reached in deadly Bakersfield police crash civil lawsuit
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The City of Bakersfield has agreed to pay a $22 million settlement in the…
12 arrested after encampment sweep in Southwest Bakersfield: BPD
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department arrested 12 people last week after an encampment sweep near…
Police clear large railroad encampment, offer resources to displaced residents
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — For some in the homeless community, the railroad corridor has become a place to…
A new year of investigations into UC Berkeley | Campus
President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, which many higher education leaders awaited anxiously just over a year ago, began…
Berkeley police chief sued for allegedly withholding records in misconduct investigation | City
The city of Berkeley’s director of police accountability filed a legal complaint against Berkeley’s chief of police for…
Berkeley police chief sued for allegedly withholding record in misconduct investigation | City
The city of Berkeley’s director of police accountability filed a legal complaint against Berkeley’s chief of police for…
Family of man shot and killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, shelter employees | Law and Justice
The family of Marcel Dupree Jones, an unhoused Black man who was shot and killed in a homeless…