Democrat Fire initially started 3:39 p.m. May 18 in Kern County. It has burned 1,700 acres after being active for 10 days. As ...

The California Department of Corrections reports that former Tuolumne County resident, 43-year-old William Nesler, and ...

65 Fire initially started 3:18 p.m. May 27 in Kern County. Since its discovery 16 hours ago, it has burned 30 acres. The ...

A grass fire in the Lake Isabella area Tuesday afternoon prompted crews from multiple departments to respond and later ...

Cars were lined up early Monday morning, stuck in Bakersfield trying to get to Lake Isabella. Asension Badillo waited an hour ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today at 2:08 p.m. in Kern County. Angler Fire has burned one acre of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

A Kern County student is making strides at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee, advancing to Round 3 of the prestigious competition in Washington, D.C.

The Upper Kern River is running strong and clear in May, with snowmelt boosting flows. Water temperatures are cool, making mornings and evenings the prime fishing windows.

Enzo Paylaga, an eighth grader from Norris Middle School, is representing Kern County at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.