For decades, residents of Bakersfield have lived with a river that’s little more than a channel of dust. The Kern, which pours from the snowy peaks of the southern Sierra, descends upon California’s ...

An escaped California inmate wanted for killing the leader of an elite Mexican police unit while on the run was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico.

Almost a year after the Borel Fire destroyed parts of Kern County, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will not provide disaster relief to the impacted areas.

The search for an escaped California inmate accused of killing a police officer in Mexico is over. Cesar Hernandez was arrested Thursday by members of Mexico's State Investigation Agency.

You’re driving down the road, listening to music, when another distracted driver hits the side of your car. Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence in Kern County.

Cesar Moisés Hernández, imprisoned in the killing of a man in Lynwood, escaped custody during a court visit in Kern County ...

Cesar Hernandez, imprisoned in the killing of a man in Lynwood, escaped custody in Kern County and then fled after a botched ...

A man convicted of murdering a two-year-old boy in 2010 was granted parole. The decision was made after the Kern County ...

An escaped California inmate accused in the recent death of a Mexican police commander was arrested in Mexico on Thursday, ...

A California man has been arrested for abducting a 10-year-old child he reportedly met on social media apps Roblox and ...

In 2023, police and sheriff’s departments in the San Joaquin Valley fielded almost 31,000 calls related to domestic violence.

The unemployment rate in Kern County has increased again in the month of March, according to reports by the Employment ...