The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Kern County Sheriff's deputies are actively investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old over the ...

The Kern County Desert, Kern River Valley and mountains east of Tehachapi are now considered to be "abnormally dry", which is the lowest ranking of drought. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

The new redistricting map for Kern County is entering its final stages of approval. This map reflects how the five districts in Kern County will look for the next ten years.

Much has been written about the new space race, driven not by government agencies as much as private companies in eastern Kern County and beyond.

Kern County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a Friday night shooting death in Aerial Acres in east Kern. Deputies at 7:40 p.m. were called to a shooting on B Street to find a man had suffered ...

Depending on which source is your reference, Kern County covers about 8,161 square miles. This makes it the third largest county in California by land. It's larger than Connecticut and Delaware ...

In four days, the Borel Fire burned through 53,010 acres across Kern County, which is around 132 miles north of Los Angeles, and caused over $2.5 million in damages. According to InciWeb, 0% of ...

First reported just before 2 p.m. on May 29, 2025, the fire began near 1442 Frazier Mountain Park Road, close to the intersection with Cuddy Canyon Road—an area situated just east of the heart ...

A federal judge approved new boundaries for the Kern County Board of Supervisors this week, creating two Latino-majority districts in a move that could provide such voters significant political power.

New Evacuations Ordered as Kern County Fire Grows to More Than 4,200 Acres The French Fire east of Lake Isabella grew from 50 acres Wednesday afternoon to more than 2,000 in just about three hours.

While the redevelopment of the overall Park East Freeway corridor remains on hold, the east end of the spur will soon have an anchor with the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Kern Center. MSOE ...