Kern County Superior Court is accepting applications through March 13 from qualified citizens interested in being nominated to serve on the Kern County grand jury. The grand jury is made up 19 ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Kern County Superior Court announced Tuesday its decision to begin streaming audio live streams of all non-confidential criminal and civil proceedings. The live streams will ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will grant a review of the 5th District Court of Appeals decision that overturned a Kern County judge’s previous ruling ...

Kern County residents, beware of phone scams claiming payments for fake warrants or fees. Stay informed and protect yourself.

FRESNO, Calif.FRESNO, Calif. — A lawsuit says Kern County Superior Court is unlawfully denying the public’s access to court proceedings despite resuming jury trials as the county began reopening for ...

FRESNO, Calif.— A California appeals court ruled unanimously today that Kern County violated the law by using a flawed environmental review for its local oil and gas ordinance designed to fast-track ...

FRESNO — A California county that pumps most of the state’s oil and has issued more than 1,000 drilling permits in five years violated state environmental laws, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday in ...

An oil derrick, much like those found scattered across Kern County. Image by John R Perry from Pixabay. FRESNO, Calif. (CN) — Kern County can no longer issue local permits for oil and gas projects ...