A new wildfire was reported today at 1:14 p.m. in Kern County. Woodland Fire has burned one acre of private land. Currently, ...

Fatal overdoses of fentanyl, though still high in Kern County, have dropped precipitously this year, mirroring national ...

The fatality sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated Friday morning, adding seven additional lives lost to the ...

Robert Price interviews Kern County Public Health Director Brynn Carrigan. In this interview, Carrigan explains some of the ...

With temperatures expected to soar to three digits again this summer, Kern County officials announced the official cooling ...

As temperatures rise, Kern County is set to open its cooling centers for the season starting Sunday, June 1, 2025, and ...

A bushfire broke out in Bakersfield, California on Thursday afternoon. The exact location of the fire was near Georgia Drive ...

Several fires were burning across Kern County Friday, from a small brush fire along Panaroma Drive in Bakersfield to a ...

May 23, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that the Rural Crime Unit arrest two for numerous thefts of ...

DOGE originally planned on closing the FSA building in Bakersfield which would affect thousands of Kern County farmers.

Public workers employed by Kern County are gearing up for their second strike of the year, citing unfair labor practices and ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:36 p.m. in Kern County. Reward Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, ...