The Scrivner family spoke out during a press conference with State Senator Shannon Grove as she introduced a bill limiting ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner’s family has broken their silence surrounding the criminal case against him. As state Senator Shannon Grove announced ...

A second locally elected lawmaker has proposed state legislation at least partly inspired by the mental health diversion case ...

A bipartisan group of California legislators is calling for stricter limits on California’s mental health diversion programs, saying a well-intended reform has given criminals a “get out of jail free ...

President Donald Trump will speak to a divided public and Congress in his State of the Union address with the midterms ...

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has revived a bill backed by comedian and TV personality Jay Leno that would exempt old ...

A $22 million settlement was reached in a civil lawsuit following a crash involving Bakersfield police that killed a 31-year-old man and severely injured the pa ...

In an era of self-driving cars and high-tech electric vehicles, it is easy to forget how quickly the automobile transformed ...

The Kern County Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance that would ban people from feeding wild animals and feral ...

Zack Scrivner's wife and son speak out as Sen. Grove announces SB-1373, a bill to limit mental health diversion eligibility for certain crimes.

California Sen. Shannon Grove introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow fewer accused criminals to be eligible for mental health diversion under California law. Her bill would also give judges more ...