BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — When 21-year-old Danny Chavez fills out a job application, he writes down his girlfriend's phone number as a contact. Chavez has no phone.

"I use her phone for the time being," said the unemployed...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homeless people and Californians who make less than $14,702 a year will be able to get free cell phones and service, thanks to a new statewide program that began this week as part of the federally funded Lifeline...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans began gathering for a round of soul-searching Friday at the start of their spring convention as they seek to restore the party's luster after years of election defeats.

The state GOP is...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One Kern County high school student could get his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol.

Congressman Kevin McCarthy's office will accept local entries for the annual Congressional Art...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Businesses and taxpayers have lots of questions about the so-called EBT cards now used for public assistance benefits. Eyewitness News discovered a local company made a mistake about what can be purchased with...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A new project in the Kern County Sheriff's Office takes aim at two problems: The Community Work Crew is cleaning up some of the worst illegal dumping incidents, and, at the same time, helping with impacts from state...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The annual homeless census in Kern County shows a 20 percent drop in homeless people.

The point-in-time count conducted Jan. 23 and 24 shows 1,158 homeless citizens, down from 1,439 in...