The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) denied release to a man convicted of murder in 1980.The DA’s offic ...

The venerable telescope is just one of many that are being used to track the comet, first discovered on July 1, as it zooms at a blistering 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) per hour. Its speed makes ...

The western United States is home to several cities and towns with exceptionallyhigh crime rates. Below is a detailed look at ...

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Chester A new wildfire was reported today at 12:40 p.m. in Kern County, California. Chester Fire has been burning on private land.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County is planning to reduce available public health services and conduct layoffs due to significant state and federal funding cuts and increased minimum wage ...

The Kern County Superintendent of Schools honored three finalists for the 2025 Kern County Teacher of the Year award. They are Frederick Arbon, Danyel Dahlen and April Raguindin.

New maps proposed at the third public hearing on Weld County’s redistricting maps this month will result in a fourth public hearing. Commissioners Jason Maxey and Scott James brought forth their own ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Kecks A new wildfire was reported today at 7:58 p.m. in Kern County, California. Kecks Fire has been burning on private land for two hours.

Alleged leaders of the Tepa gang, Maximiliano Alvarez, 35, and 29-year-old Roberto Cisneros-Vite, both of Beaverton, were apprehended alongside one juvenile, according to the Washington County ...

The Washington County Community Violence Reduction Team executed four simultaneous search warrants on July 17, 2025, leading to the arrest of two gang members.