California has six privately operated immigration detention centers. Two of these — Golden State Annex in McFarland and Mesa ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:56 a.m. in Kern County, California. Scales Fire has been burning on private land. At ...

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A new wildfire was reported today at 3:27 p.m. in Kern County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on private land. There ...

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Another major heat wave is set to blaze its way through Bakersfield and Kern County this week, and as temperatures heat up, ...

Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner's status conference hearing on child sexual assault and weapons charges has been ...

Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced a resolution in the investigation of Christian Romo, the Kern County ...

A hiker was rescued in Kern County after activating a distress signal. Learn about this dramatic rescue and important safety ...

Evacuation warnings for the Madre Fire have now reached into our Kern County neighborhoods. The community of Fellows is now ...