An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at the California Correctional Institution (CCI) in ...

A man who pleaded no contest to one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and two counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 faces a sentence of life in prison without the ...

Kern County Assistant District Attorney Andrea Kohler announced her retirement at the Kern County Board of Supervisors ...

Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced a significant life without the possibility of parole conviction on ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET)– The Kern County District Attorney’s office named Randall Meyer as its new chief of the Bureau of Investigations. Meyer was sworn into the position Monday morning by ...

California Correctional Institution Investigate Death as Homicide, After Inmate Found with Visible Injuries in Kern County ...

A man upset over messages on his girlfriend’s phone threatened to kill her, then he set fire to her front lawn, California prosecutors say. Now, Jacob Burton has been found guilty of multiple felonies ...

The 5th District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the City of Bakersfield and local water districts, overturning a 2023 ...

Garcia and Cortez were placed in restricted housing pending an investigation by the Investigative Services Unit and the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. The Office of the Inspector ...

In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California, the 5th ...

Now, Jacob Burton has been found guilty of multiple felonies stemming from the July incident, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office said in a March 17 news release. “Burton’s actions ...