Havilah sits amid rugged, grassy hills that have yellowed in the summer heat. Stretching more than 8,000 square miles, Kern is the state's third-largest county by land area and encompasses varied ...

The 38,000-acre Borel fire in Kern County has leveled the tiny, historic mining town of Havilah. “We lost everything — it’s all gone,” Havilah resident Sean Rains told The Times on Sunday.

“Our hearts are out to those members of the public in the Havilah and Piute Meadows area,” Kern County fire deputy chief Dionisio Mitchell said at a press conference Saturday. “We know they ...

The Borel Fire burning in the Kern County mountains since July 24 grew to 50,000 acres by Monday after destroying the historic gold-mining town of Havilah over the July 27 weekend. The Borel Fire ...

The 38,000-acre Borel fire in Kern County has leveled the tiny, historic mining town of Havilah. The fire ignited Wednesday in the Kern River canyon and spread rapidly as it met with strong winds ...

The Borel Fire in remote Kern County has burned over 59,340 acres ... The historic gold mining town of Havilah, except for a handful of structures, from the northern edge to the Walker Basin ...

The Democrat Fire just off Highway 178 was 70% contained Thursday with no forward movement, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The roughly 900-acre fire started Sunday afternoon in the Kern River ...

near Havilah and Walker Basin, first responders are keeping an eye on areas near burn scar – with sandbag distributions going on for the past week “Throughout Kern County, anywhere we have a ...

(KERO) — The small community of Havilah, which is near the Kern Canyon was heavily impacted by the Borel Fire. Video now shows just how badly the area was burned. The Kern County Fire Department ...

It was on April 21, 1866, the state Legislature created the county of Kern with Havilah as the county seat. The Californian plans to celebrate this milestone all year through stories, photos and ...

The historic Kern County town of Havilah has been virtually razed by the Borel Fire. Once the county seat, Havilah now faces the daunting prospect of rebuilding again. Photos and video taken over ...