Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. During a time when land ownership was difficult for African Americans, Zedore Francisco overcame the odds and ...

Tax credits for the parents of young children. A state-funded scientific research institute. Exempting service workers’ tips ...

Federal law has given the state of California authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards. The Senate will now overturn that ruling because California has decided to phase out the sale of gas ...

Speaking of tax increases, the California Teachers Association announced a campaign to renew temporary income tax increases ...

The House majority leader, having come back from a shooting and a cancer bout, has shifted into the role of GOP elder ...

Calling a move to block a ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 "illegal" and "an unconstitutional attack," Newsom ...

State has invested billions in wildfire mitigation. Insurers should be required to factor that into their underwriting.

California state Sen. Sabrina Cervantes on Friday maintained she was not under the influence of drugs after she was involved in a car crash earlier this week.

The legislation, AB 1370, is a direct result of KCRA 3's reporting on how California's government has either used them or allowed special interest groups to use them on a major public project and ...

The coalition will work to sustain and develop state programs to help residents buy affordable electric cars and expand ...

California is going to war, legally speaking, against the Federal government. On Thursday, the GOP-led Senate voted to strip the state of its longstanding ability to set its own vehicle emissions ...

The House of Representatives passed the “one big, beautiful bill” Thursday morning, but not before the House Rules committee ...