I’m standing in front of a Mrs. Fields/TCBY at the Valley Plaza Mall in Bakersfield. But it’s more than the alluring smell the storefront is casting, it’s the memory of braces, bad jokes and ...

A nationwide operation targeting retail theft saw local law enforcement agencies actively participating last week. On Friday, detectives from the Bakersfield ...

Valley Plaza Mall will reopen Saturday after closing its doors because of COVID-19. The mall will operate from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, according to ...

Beginning Monday evening at 7 p.m., Valley Plaza Mall will be closed indefinitely in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Kern County. According to a mall spokesperson, the interior of the mall ...