Bakersfield

California Water Service Co., which manages water service in that area, reported the source of the oil was a nearby crude oil storage facility.

For Basque Americans in the Valley, a mission to pass on tradition, heritage remains strong

The $1.5 billion interchange connects both sides of Highway 58 from Highway 99. The former used to end abruptly in the middle of a neighborhood, causing accidents and traffic jams.

A new, $5 million grant will help Kern County’s leading anti-poverty organization assist families in need and the unhoused.

California officials unveiled a plan to permanently seal some of the state’s more than 5,000 orphaned oil wells, including dozens nestled among Kern County neighborhoods that have been the focus of advocate attention for decades.

The debt ceiling debate ultimately ended with a deal between congressional Republicans and the White House. In Bakersfield, Calif., Speaker Kevin McCarthy's constituents watched the debate unfold.

California Rep. Kevin McCarthy was challenged for the job, but in the end claimed the House Speaker gavel. The San Joaquin Valley politician catapulted to one of the most powerful positions in Washington, D.C.

The final update in Kern County votes filed by the county’s auditor-controller and clerk to the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Thursday put Hurtado in the lead, and potentially winning the race, by 20 votes.

Kerry Klein’s reporting on infant and maternal mortality in Kern County and Bakersfield OB-GYN Dr. Arthur Park began with an email from the Medical Board of California in 2019.

After her daughter and grandson died following what the Medical Board of California alleged to be negligent care from a Bakersfield OB-GYN, Tracy Dominguez embarked on a crusade to reform the agency and prevent other patients from experiencing similar tragedies.