An immense solar-plus-storage power plant in the desert is now pumping out inexpensive clean electricity at full bore.

Fire crews were able to extinguish a fire that burned an abandoned building in Frazier Park early Thursday morning.The Kern County Fire Department said on Thurs ...

A UC Riverside study found that land sinking in the Central Valley has caused homes to lose up to 6% of their value.

As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 82,000 acres, triggering evacuations and closing a key stretch ...

Several lawmakers are sending a letter to ask the Department of Transportation to direct the$4 billion in recovered federal ...

Kern County has announced its support for Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed legislation aimed at stabilizing California's fuel market and ensuring an affordable ...

A person was found dead early Friday in what the Kern County Sheriff’s Office called a suspicious structure fire in Oildale.

A new capability in the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lab provides patients in our community with rapid testing for Valley ...

Officer initiated activity at Taco Bell, Kern St, Taft, CA. Disposition: Completed. Officer initiated activity at Taft ...

August 6, 2025 - Sacramento, CA. - After Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) introduced a bill to regulate and prohibit certain ...

Occurred at Taft Community Correctional Facility on Commerce Wy. Disposition: Checks Ok. Officer initiated activity at E St. Disposition: Outside Assist. Occurred on Woodrow St. Disposition: Animal ...

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