The Kern County Fire Department is hosting a hiring event April 1 to present the community information about future jobs in ...

A man upset over messages on his girlfriend’s phone threatened to kill her, then he set fire to her front lawn, California ...

A firefighter was struck by a hit-and-run driver while on a call to a semi-truck on fire on Highway 99 early Sunday ...

A Kern County jury has convicted a man on multiple charges, including felony arson and attempted criminal threats, after he ...

A local firefighter suffered injury early Sunday while helping put out a fire that engulfed a tractor-trailer along Highway ...

A recent spate of storms across Central California has brought the state's snowpack to near average levels, but that's not likely to reduce the threat of wildfires as the temperature warms up. The ...

As firefighters were battling a fully engulfed trailer fire, a firefighter had to dodge an oncoming vehicle on Highway 99 ...

A Bakersfield man was found guilty of numerous charges including attempted voluntary manslaughter for opening fire against a ...

A local man was convicted Thursday of setting his girlfriend's front lawn on fire after a night of drinking and making angry ...

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