FRESNO, Calif.— A California appeals court ruled unanimously today that Kern County violated the law by using a flawed environmental review for its local oil and gas ordinance designed to fast-track ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— A Kern County Superior Court has ruled against the city of Bakersfield and agricultural water storage districts for diverting water from the Kern River, siding with environmental ...

A Kern County Grand Jury report released Monday warns that budget cuts to Kern County Public Health are creating a health ...

A new report issued by the jury this month says the Kern County Board of Supervisors’ decision in August to cut funding for ...

A walk-on band coach at Del Oro High School accused of having a sexual relationship with a student was charged Thursday ...

Kern County Superior Court records show that the inmate accused of attacking Graciela Bustamonte, 8-year-old Genesis Mata's stepmom, on August 8, has pleaded ...

The 13-year, $68 million effort to put Kern oil permitting in local hands is headed back to the courts after the county Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to revise a massive environmental review and ...

Dozens of families filled the waiting room at the Kern County Juvenile Justice Center Friday, many of them wearing their ...

The inmate who escaped custody, as well as a woman accused of being an accessory to the crime, both pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday afternoon. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, ...