Fernando Jara, the husband of Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, appeared in court today, where he pleaded not guilty to three charges against him.

The California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) has denied parole to George Tyler, a convicted child murderer, citing that he ...

A 62-year-old convicted sex offender and third striker was denied release by the California Board of Parole Hearings, citing an ongoing risk to public safety, a ...

There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax deduction worth $6,000 for older taxpayers — here’s who qualifies ...

Fernando Jara, husband of Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, was arrested Saturday on charges of threatening with intent to terrorize. Court appearance set for Tuesday.

Fernando Jara, the husband of Kern County District 5 Supervisor Leticia Perez, was arrested Saturday for allegedly making threats in what the supervisor's office has described as a mental health ...

Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner's status conference hearing on child sexual assault and weapons charges has been ...

California has six privately operated immigration detention centers. Two of these — Golden State Annex in McFarland and Mesa ...

The 13-year, $68 million effort to put Kern oil permitting in local hands is headed back to the courts after the county Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to revise a massive environmental review and ...

Sweeping cuts including reduced Kern County Superior Court service counter and telephone hours, the closure of the Kern River Branch Court in Lake Isabella and no longer providing court reporters ...

Amid questions about better access to online court records, Kern County officials say that a day is coming when the public will have unfettered access to most county court records over the Internet.