A new wildfire was reported today at 2:04 p.m. in Kern County. Angler Fire has been burning on private land for three hours.

Democrat Fire initially started 3:39 p.m. May 18 in Kern County. It has burned 1,700 acres after being active for eight days.

Kern County HIV cases at an all-time high, federal funding cuts could make it worse ...

The American Music Awards 2025 are underway, with Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Taylor Swift and more leading the charge with ...

Kern County Public Works is set to host household hazardous waste collection events in June throughout the county. The first ...

Eight lives were taken by the Kern River in 2024, raising the total to to 342 since 1968. That total doesn't include all of ...

Jackson also received the AMA's prestigious Icon Award -- an honor celebrating her decades-long career and the "undeniable cultural and global influence" she has had on the music industry. Latest Kern ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation Sacramento Field Office is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to ...

Kern County firefighters worked to contain a 2-alarm structure fire in Rosamond Saturday afternoon, according to the Kern ...

In 2023, the most recent year for which confirmed local HIV numbers are available, 215 Kern County residents were diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. That is the highest number of new HIV ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids Ed Smylie, Nasa engineer whose quick thinking saved the lives of the Apollo 13 crew The ...

Every Memorial Day weekend, the Kern County Basque Festival highlights the talent of both the local community as well as the ...