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.

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Beale A new wildfire was reported today at 11:37 a.m. in Kern County, California. Beale Fire has been burning on private land.

Authorities at Kern Valley State Prison are investigating the death of an inmate on Independence Day as a suspected homicide, according to a statement released by the California Department of ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was shot and killed in Wasco on Sunday as 34-year-old Marissa Ramirez-Tellez.

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.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Fair organizers have announced two more music performers for this year’s concert series- The Isley Brothers and Big Daddy Weave. The Isley Brothers are ...

Kern County supervisors are considering sweeping changes to the county’s oil and gas zoning ordinance — a move that could streamline the permitting process for up to 2,697 new wells each year.

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Pinos Pinos Fire initially started 4:03 p.m. June 18 in Kern County, California. It has been burning on private land for 23 ...

The first mosquito sample has been confirmed for West Nile virus in Kern County this year, Kern County Public Health officials said Friday.