A new report found Kern County ranked first in the state for the rate of cases filed under Proposition 36 as well as voter ...

Cynthia Zimmer, the District Attorney for Kern County, said, "Well, I think it was a mandate by the people of the state of ...

A recent study by the Public Policy Institute of California — a non-profit, non-partisan research organization — shows that ...

Asurvey by the Public Policy Institute of Californiafound that Kern County has filed more Proposition 36 cases per capita ...

A spokesperson for the county confirmed that the U.S. DHHS is moving to eliminate several public health funding streams.

Downtown Bakersfield came alive Sunday with live music, new murals, and a celebration of local talent at the Sound of Bakersfield.

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A Catholic fraternity that supports food banks and uplifts Kern County residents who dedicate their life to religion has ...

The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix ...

There are a lot of good reasons for Kern Medical and Cal State Bakersfield to work together in harmony. One is to make the school-to-career pipeline easier to navigate and more effective for students ...

As the oldest and largest high school in Kern County, Bakersfield High School provides its students with advantages and ...

In the wake of what Bakersfield High track and field coach Kim Jensen calls the tail end of the “competition stage,” the second of three parts of his Drillers' season, Friday’s Patriot Games at ...