From the beaches, Josh Mesa of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill reported a slowdown on both surf perch and striped bass ...

Red, White, and brake lights as streets are planning to close with ongoing Fourth of July events happening in Bakersfield.

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...

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The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to approve a revised oil and gas rezoning ordinance that could allow for nearly 2,700 new oil wells to be permitted each year.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9 a.m. in Kern County, California. Deer Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Chula A new wildfire was reported today at 7:39 p.m. in Kern County, California. Chula Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:27 a.m. in Kern County, California. Hart Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment or cause of the fire.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:05 a.m. in Kern County, California. After being active for two hours, China Fire has burned 0.2 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Cane Cane Fire initially started today at 4:56 p.m. in Kern County, California. It has been burning on federal land managed by ...