Kettleman City News

Gov. Jerry Brown has some explaining to do about his repeated promises to bring clean, safe drinking water to people in California's rural communities.

The state Department of Toxic Substances Control said Wednesday that Waste Management must pay a fine of $311,194 for failing to report spills at its Kettleman Hills toxic waste landfill in Kings County.

Once again, the commentary by Dan Morain , “Hazards of life in a ‘green’ state,” points out the proliferation of local, state and federal agencies that infect so many areas of our lives.

Crop land near Kettleman City may soon be producing crops with the help of what's being flushed down millions of toilets in LA.

A 23-year-old woman from Lemoore suffered major injuries Friday afternoon after two drivers on Highway 41 just north of Kettleman City both swerved to the east shoulder to avoid crashing, resulting in a head-on collision, the California Highway Patrol said.