Convicted killer Maricruz Galaviz was sentenced to 25 years to life for the torturing and murder of 17-year-old Amanda Zubia.

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

Bakersfield police reported clearing 31 encampments along the Kern River in an operation Wednesday that included 28 arrests ...

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