Bakersfield residents aim to revive the dry Kern River, facing opposition from agricultural interests in a high-stakes legal ...

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 ...

Some may be tempted to say “good riddance.” Clean energy is just a woke obsession. But clean energy projects are key to Kern County’s future development as an energy hub. They are also key to local ...

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.

Unemployment in Kern County continues to rise ...

Sequoia National Forest — in the Sierra Nevada northeast of Bakersfield — was once busy with timber production.

There is still no official date that the Hard Rock hotel and casino establishment is set to open on, but construction is underway. Officials say management jobs ...

More than 15 million tourists from around the globe travel to California each year to visit its world-famous theme parks, ...

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 Development Department. According to data, ...

The City of Bakersfield released a notice to residents that a public hearing on proposed increases to sewage rates will happen on May 28.Residential sewer rate ...