A state prison inmate from Santa Maria has been killed in what officials have described as a homicide. At 6:21 a.m. Friday, Kern Valley State Prison staff ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:12 p.m. in Kern County, California. Oilfield Fire has been burning on private land.

A two-alarm vegetation fire broke out at 12007 S. Union Ave in Bakersfield, prompting a swift response from multiple Kern ...

California's largest wildfire of 2025 has burned more than 70,000 acres in just a few days and its burning right nextdoor to ...

He was last reported wearing a checkered navy-blue, long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, a dark baseball hat and white-and-gray ...

Growth of the Madre Fire burning off Highway 166 expanded overnight, now having scorched 79,630 acres as of Saturday morning.

Kern County Sheriff Releases Critical Incident Video of Officer-Involved Shooting at Welfare Check in Kernville ...

Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant ...

On the Kern River, a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant diverts water and leaves a 16-mile section of the river ...

Trump paused workplace raids after farmers and hotels complained about losing workers they call "almost impossible to replace ...

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