A new wildfire was reported today at 7:13 a.m. in Kern County. Kelso Fire has been burning on private land for three hours.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide in an area southwest of Wasco.CHP Buttonwillow posted on social ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:53 p.m. in Kern County. Elk Fire has been burning on private land. At present, there ...

Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) is significantly trailing state Attorney General Ken Paxton in an internal GOP primary poll ...

The Kern County Fire Department said it will preemptively burn excess grass and vegetation along Interstate 5 south of ...

Five people were rescued Saturday night from the Kern River. It is the same day that Kern County experienced its first triple ...

Rapper Tory Lanez, who is serving time in a Tehachapi prison, was attacked by a fellow inmate and sent to the hospital on ...

Hope is in the air as a recent report shows improvements in Kern County’s air quality. And while the county sees a lot of progress, locals say the fight for fresh air is far from over.

As summer approaches, the Kern County Library is encouraging residents to dive into their summer reading challenge.Participants who read either 10 books or for ...

Four students from Kern County won in this past weekend’s National History Day competition for the state of California. Over ...

Neighbors near the 600 block of Water Street heard a commotion shortly before 6:30 followed moments later by approaching sirens coming from River Boulevard.

Families prepare to splurge on heartfelt gifts and gestures for Mother's Day. Consumer spending is expected to be higher than ...