No new lawsuits have been filed against Kern County’s revisions to its zoning ordinance to resume oil and gas permitting, but ...

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is warning Kern County residents of scams impersonating the sheriff’s office. Sheriff ...

As the new school season approaches for most Kern County students, local drivers are being urged to exercise extra caution ...

Kern County Information Technology Services (ITS) will be migrating Accela from a county-hosted system to the cloud starting ...

Kern County approves cuts to public health services that could eliminate 35 positions as officials face a $12 million budget shortfall.

Fay Fire initially started 3:19 p.m. July 15 in Kern County, California. It has burned 648 acres after being active for two ...

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. 8.7 magnitude earthquake prompts ...

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 12:25 p.m. in Kern County, California. Blue Fire ...

A massive 8.8 earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunamis across the Pacific — prompting local experts to explain what it means for California.

Kern County is preparing for significant financial adjustments as the Big Beautiful Bill, enacted in July, begins to affect local funding and services.

The unemployment rate in Kern County recorded its first increase since April, rising by nearly 10% between May and June, ...

The solar arrays planned for Kern County’s park would produce enough electricity to keep the lights on in 640,000 homes for a year, more than five times the number of households in Bakersfield.