According to data provided by Kern County Public Health, these proposed service reductions are expected to save the county $3.58 million dollars, but impact 6,130 patients.

A Taft man who sustained massive burns on June 29 died accidentally after an explosion went off while he was making black powder fireworks, the Kern County coroner’s office said ...

A Southern California family is desperately searching for their loved one, who they say went missing in the Kern River this ...

Currently if someone is placed on a involuntary psychiatric hold Behavioral Health and Recovery Services can keep them for ...

Two former prison facilities in Kern County could soon augment the federal government’s immigrant detention capacity as the ...

The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss a proposal aimed at curbing the illegal sale of catalytic converters.

The Kern County Coroner confirmed the man burned in a fireworks explosion on June 29 died from his injuries. Jose Ignacio ...

There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax deduction worth $6,000 for older taxpayers — here’s who qualifies ...

Kevin Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion, and his 13-year-old son Keelan Harvick are set to do battle in the fourth race of their eight-race showdown ...

A 79-year-old man who accidentally drowned in a home pool in June was identified as Jose Garcia Rodriguez Jr., of Bakersfield ...

The Kern County Coroner has identified a Taft man killed in a crash on Highway 119 in the Bakersfield area in January.

The Hard Rock Heals Foundation, the charitable arm of Hard Rock International, has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Community Action Partnership of Kern Foundation as part ...