The Kern County Fire Department plans to conduct a safety burn starting at about 1 p.m. Tuesday on the northbound side of ...

The outlook for California almond growers brightened Monday with the release of a preliminary estimate suggesting this year's ...

The southbound side of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine was briefly closed Monday afternoon as crews battled a small ...

At least one Kern County school administrator said he's not terribly concerned about possible closure of the U.S. Department ...

A Bakersfield man pleaded guilty Monday to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at Kern County Sheriff's Office helicopter Air ...

The global oil producer with substantial local operations first announced in February that it plans to trim its global ...

Four people were arrested on suspicion of DUI during a checkpoint from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday, and 14 others were detained for further evaluation to determine their sobriety influence ...

Two men died by gunfire early Saturday in Arvin, the Kern County coroner's office reported Monday. Arvin resident Alexander Gonsalez, age 18, was shot at 4:27 a.m. in the 100 block of Bautista Street ...

A 26-year-old man suspected of stealing a vehicle Thursday in Tehachapi was arrested Saturday in Las Vegas. The Tehachapi Police Department said the suspect, Luis David Zepeda, is believed to be the ...

The Kern County coroner's office on Monday identified the man who struck a metal street post on Highway 178 east of the Haley Street off-ramp on Friday and died.

A man who was pinned under an overturned SUV Saturday night at Hughes Lane and Holden Way in Bakersfield died from his injuries, according to t Police Department.

The CIF Central Section Division I swimming and diving team title results over the weekend were the same for both the boys and girls — Clovis West first and Clovis ...