Police and prosecutors throughout the region say they now have tools available to help fight criminals who prey on businesses ...

Nearly 70% of Californians voted to pass Prop 36, which increases the penalties and allows for felony charges against repeat ...

Prop 36 empowers prosecutors to bring felony charges against people caught with drugs or stealing property if they have at ...

Cynthia Zimmer, the District Attorney for Kern County, said, "Well, I think it was a mandate by the people of the state of ...

A recent study by the Public Policy Institute of California — a non-profit, non-partisan research organization — shows that ...

A new report found Kern County ranked first in the state for the rate of cases filed under Proposition 36 as well as voter ...

Proposition 36, which passed overwhelmingly last November, does several important things. Primarily, it holds repeat ...

Since Proposition 36 passed last November and went into effect in December, local law enforcement has begun to crack down on ...

The coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, ahead of the funeral on Saturday. A changing ...

Asurvey by the Public Policy Institute of Californiafound that Kern County has filed more Proposition 36 cases per capita ...