Kern County

California Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff visited the newest and largest ICE detention center in the state, a former prison in Kern County. CoreCivic operates this site.

Kern County isn't the only one to claim the title, which has been in use for close 90 years.

From the Greenhorn Mountains east of Delano to Famoso along Highway 99, Poso Creek has been an important part of Kern County history.

Second-born sons of the British aristocracy, who often ran afoul of Victorian-era social standards, known as "remittance men," were among those recruited to settle Kern County's Rosedale Colony.

A new report issued by the jury this month says the Kern County Board of Supervisors’ decision in August to cut funding for the county’s department of public health by $12 million has left many services and programs underfunded.

Beale Park is the centerpiece of one of Bakersfield's oldest neighborhoods, Oleander-Sunset.

Sami Hamdi was detained Sunday by ICE officers at San Francisco International Airport, according to federal officials. He was booked into the Golden State Annex ICE facility in the city of McFarland.

A brilliant engineering solution from the 1870s is still in use today in Kern County.

The commission is being created to address matters of “culture” and “leadership.”

Officially titled “Hard Rock Casino Tejon,” the casino will be the first of its kind in Kern County.