In a potential watershed for local oil production, a senior Sacramento energy official recommended Friday that the Newsom administration exempt Kern County's contentious petroleum permitting plan from ...

Louisiana authorities have captured one of two remaining fugitives who escaped from the New Orleans jail six weeks ago. Authorities said Friday that Antoine Massey was taken into custody in ...

Kern County Public Health is urging boaters, dog owners and other recreational lake users to exercise caution and observe ...

Former President Joe Biden joined thousands of mourners Friday as former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman lay in state ...

A man convicted of multiple crimes for robbery incidents at a Rite Aid in July 2024 was sentenced to 100 years to life in ...

A Bakersfield man died in a crash Friday morning on Highway 58 at Driver Road, according to the Kern County coroner's office.

It won't be ready until next summer, but Hart Memorial Park is set to get a new adventure playground complete with a Kern ...

A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 dead bodies in a decrepit building and sent grieving families fake ashes ...

Grain futures were mostly higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jul. corn rose by 4.5 cents at $4.17 a bushel. Jul. wheat lost 1.25 cents ...

U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high, another milestone in a remarkable recovery from a springtime plunge caused by fears ...

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Semler Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMLR) resulting from ...

Local officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday morning for the Dolores Huerta Peace and Justice Cultural Center, a long awaited $35-million project in downtown.