BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The value of local property assessed in Kern County increased by about $3 billion in one year, according to the Kern County Assessor’s Office. The total assessed ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Law enforcement agencies throughout Kern County came forth to send words of support to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department after an explosion at a training ...

Evacuation warnings for the Madre Fire have now reached into our Kern County neighborhoods. The community of Fellows is now under an evacuation warning as the wildfire continues to spread.

A two-alarm vegetation fire broke out at 12007 S. Union Ave in Bakersfield, prompting a swift response from multiple Kern County fire crews.

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Kern County confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year. Health officials urge precautions against mosquito bites as summer brings increased risk of infection.

Staff work with patients visiting a Kern County Public Health mobile clinic, parked on Beardsley Avenue in Oildale, in 2019.

Two Kern County ICE centers, Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde, report surging populations, with over 60% noncriminal detainees in McFarland.

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Rainbow A new wildfire was reported today at 10:49 a.m. in Kern County, California. Rainbow Fire has been burning on private land.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Upland A new wildfire was reported today at 9:25 a.m. in Kern County, California. Upland Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.