Dogs Fire initially started today at 2:41 p.m. in Kern County. After being active for less than an hour, it has burned 120 ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:39 p.m. in Kern County. Paso Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

The County of Kern is inviting members of the community to share their anonymous thoughts about the county through an online ...

Kern County Public Health officials are urging residents to take steps to prevent becoming the first human case in the county ...

Overdose deaths, specifically from opioids, are on the decline across the nation and data from the Kern County Coroner's ...

Dignitaries and community members celebrate the return of Riverside Park in Kernville. The park had been dormant after a ...

Crews with the Kern County Fire Department are battling a fire south of Maricopa near Highway 166 Friday morning. The fire ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was found in the North Kern Water District Canal in late May. Coroner officials said Andrew Vincent ...

The first mosquito sample has been confirmed for West Nile virus in Kern County for 2025.The positive mosquito sample has ...

The immigration raids across Los Angeles have all the hallmarks of Gregory Bovino's Kern County sweep, which a federal judge says likely violated the Constitution.

Data from the 2025 Point-in-Time Count shows that those experiencing homelessness in Kern County are down from the previous ...

In response to a wave of federal immigration enforcement actions, community advocates in Kern County are raising alarms over what they describe as threats to civil liberties and public safety.