The Borel Fire in Kern County, California has blazed through 53,010 acres and destroyed the historic mining town of Havilah.

The California Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will grant a review of the 5th District Court of Appeals decision that ...

In 2023, Kern ranked as the No. 13 oil-producing county in the nation, generating 90 million barrels of oil annually, which accounts for 72% of California’s total oil production.

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.

A late-night fire in Lamont destroyed a warehouse and damaged mobile homes as neighbors rushed to help each other evacuate. Fire officials are still investigating the cause.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A new report by the California Employment Development Department shows the unemployment rate of Kern County fell to 8.9% in April, marking the first decline in the ...

The Kern County coroner's office on Wednesday identified a teen who was shot and killed in east Bakersfield on Sunday. Keilan Ray Denwitty, 17, of Bakersfield was shot at 12:30 a.m. in the 3200 ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:06 p.m. in Kern County, California. Como Fire has been burning on private land. At present, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Exit A new wildfire was reported 6:45 a.m. June 13 in Kern County, California. After being active for 20 days, Exit Fire has burned 0.3 acres of private land.

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.