The County of Kern is inviting members of the community to share their anonymous thoughts about the county through an online ...

Lake Fire initially started 7 p.m. June 10 in Kern County. After being active for three days, it has burned 23 acres. As of ...

Those in the Kern River Valley community have their power shut off as part of the Public Safety Power Shutoff. This is due to ...

According to the 2025 Point-In-Time Count report by the Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative, a total of 2,606 ...

The first mosquito sample has been confirmed for West Nile virus in Kern County for 2025.The positive mosquito sample has ...

The first mosquito sample has been confirmed for West Nile virus in Kern County this year, Kern County Public Health ...

A high-stakes effort to resume local oil permitting advanced this week as Kern's Planning Commission voted Thursday night to ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:38 p.m. in Kern County. Bena Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

Kern County Sheriff Reports Officer-Involved Shooting in California City: Female Juvenile Shot After Shooting Officer (Video) ...

Gilligan’s Island alum Tina Louise, who portrayed Ginger Grant for three seasons on the ‘60s CBS sitcom, made a rare public ...

Members of the SEIU Local 521 in Kern County have overwhelmingly voted to approve a new two-year contract with the County of ...

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, look forward to lighting up the night and celebrating another Independence ...