The April report showed CPS is underfunded, understaffed and has a high turnover rate. These factors, the report says, ...

The temperature in Bakersfield peaked at 96° on Wednesday, slightly below the average of 98°. A smoky haze has settled in ...

Harm to a child can occur within seconds, and with little effort. What victims like Genesis Mata deserve most of all is ...

Amid ongoing uncertainty over federal funding of local health services, a project to prevent suicide and substance use among Native American youth in Kern County could be scaled back, or possibly ...

Kern County officials and the public discussed the recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 on Monday and Tuesday, with a ...

When Sanchez graduates, he wants to attend UC Santa Barbara to study and earn a master's degree in medicine, hoping to make an impact on public health.

The Kern County Board of Supervisors met August 6 for its scheduled Board Meeting. Supervisor Phillip Peters (District 1), ...

A dispute over an urban park is threatening to fracture San Francisco’s coalition of moderate Democrats, who’ve successfully wrested control of city politics from more progressive forces in recent ...

Georgia authorities said their goal was to serve warrants for crimes against children. They swept people up and got ...