Kern County

A CalMatters investigation finds the DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways.

The rumor spread as fires ravaged the Los Angeles area in January 2025.

Rep. David Valadao faces the difficult task of reassuring constituents in his Central Valley district that he will stave off cuts to Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program.

Unlike 'Dragnet' and other cop shows, his fictional officers were often compromised and deeply flawed characters

As California farmers wonder who will grow and harvest our food, falling birthrates are likely to soon force nations to compete for immigrants.

As the state's community colleges adopt diversity, equity and inclusion policies, conservatives sue, claiming they have gone too far.

Who is Charles Manson and what comes out in the Peacock documentary Making Manson? Does he confess to new murders? What to know.

Some of California's most competitive congressional races are in districts with significant Latino populations. Those seats — all currently occupied by Republicans — are critical to the question of which party will control Congress next year.

A woman was forced to take control of a plane and successfully land it after her husband, the pilot, suffered a medical emergency mid-flight. The incident occurred on October 4 during a trip from Henderson, Nevada, to Monterey, California. Eliot Alper, 78, a real estate broker, was piloting the twin-engine...

We've mapped some of UC Berkeley's LGBTQ+ landmarks, from historical hot spots to modern-day destinations.

California legislators for years have granted extensions on a 1994 law requiring hospitals to retrofit their buildings to withstand earthquakes. Gov. Gavin Newsom in September vetoed an extension for all hospitals but signed a bill granting relief to rural and "distressed" hospitals and some others.

The slowdown comes as Newsom lauds his record as tough on oil companies. His administration requested several more years to require leak detection.

The Hollywood actor and activist backs Harris for president as she warns of climate emergency and talks Taylor Swift

'Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question' asks: With American society feeling more socially and politically polarized than ever, is it right to bring another person into the world?

Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in CA rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for years.

Valley fever is contracted by breathing in spores of a certain fungus.

The last-minute Senate plan would delay by four years a law's deadline for safety rules at CA oil wells near homes and schools.

The magnitude 5.2 earthquake was followed by at least two dozen aftershocks on Tuesday night.