Learn more about Kern’s LGBTQ+ history on Saturday with a special program at Beale Memorial Library. The library’s Local History Room will host longtime community advocate Whitney Weddell as ...

On Tuesday, June 24, California City’s City Council will hold a meeting to express its opposition to a proposed immigration detention center in the Kern County community.

Books in Motion celebrates 9 years of promoting literacy through dance with 50 free performances across Kern County this summer.

President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his goal to conduct mass deportations in some of the country's biggest cities, specifically those run by Democrats.

Cities in Kern County are participating in the nationwide "No Kings" protests on Saturday. The protest, according to organizers, said it is against " increasing authoritarian excesses and ...

From 1969: In his fight for California farm workers, the labor organizer took on wage theft, racism, and the threat of automation. His activism changed everything.

The Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative published the 2025 Point-in-Time Count. It’s a report of persons experiencing homelessness in Kern County.

The first mosquito sample has been confirmed for West Nile virus in Kern County this year, Kern County Public Health officials said Friday.

The expansion of the Wonderful Amenities Center is set to enhance services and job opportunities in Kern County, while future changes will add even more jobs to the area.

There were confrontations in several cities, and downtown Los Angeles was under curfew for a second night. Protests in other cities, including New York, ended peacefully.

Farmworkers hid in fields on Tuesday as word spread that ICE agents were conducting raids in California’s breadbasket, an activist said.

More than 200 people gathered at Victory Park in Stockton for a peaceful protest against ICE, held in solidarity with similar demonstrations across the country.