KCSO is emphasizing the importance of life jackets when in or around Kern River after two rescue operationsin the same area ...

The Bakersfield Fire Department (BFD) helped rescue a 45-year-old woman from the Kern River near Hart Park Monday evening.

On this week’s Kern County In Depth, a look at efforts being made in combatting human trafficking. After much debate and posturing, California lawmakers finally passed a bill that would make it ...

(AP) — A California man who tried to evade arrest by jumping into a lake with an underwater scooter pleaded ... 48, of Shasta County solicited investor funds and used the money for various ...

A California appellate court threw out a Kern County law that allowed major oil producers to rely on a single, blanket environmental approval for 72,000 new oil wells, instead of facing ...

A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here's what we know I've Been Visiting This 22-mile Barrier Island in Florida for 30 Years—and It's One of the ...

Kern County deputies began on Sunday searching for the child, who is a young girl from Taft, California, according to CNN affiliate KOVR, after her family reported her missing, police said.

and Passaic counties (in northern New Jersey); California: Butte County, Contra Costa County, El Dorado County, Humboldt County, Shasta County, Solano County, Fresno County, Kern County ...

Those with the highest underwater rates among the 50 most at-risk counties ... The highest rates were reported in Kern County (Bakersfield), California (7.9%); Kings County,); Madera County, ...

Two people walked away unharmed after a small airplane crashed upside down in a field in Kern County over the weekend ... Forecast shows where in California is at a greater risk of wildfires ...

Some localities in California have already declared themselves to be sanctuary communities, pledging not to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, but Kern County is not one of them.

Another 13 were located in California: Butte County (Chico), Contra Costa County (outside Oakland), El Dorado County (outside Sacramento), Humboldt County (Eureka) and Solano County (outside ...