Valley fever fungal infections are on the rise in California as climate change leads to drier summers and wetter winters.

Ashley Kern – who uses a wheelchair after being paralyzed in a shooting in 2016 –is living her dream, about six months in as ...

For hardworking families in Kern County, having reliable access to affordable healthcare enables them to take part in daily ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Mettler Monday afternoon, according to the USGS. The tremor was reported around 12:09 ...

Things have gotten so bad, that CalRecycle, the state agency in charge of waste, said in February that the scale of illegal dumping in the high desert has become an emergency that is degrading the ...

More than five years after charges were filed, trial began Monday for a former Kern County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexual misconduct against multiple ...

A recent report by the Kern County Grand Jury is calling out the Lamont Storm Water District for being dysfunctional.

Kern County unemployment rate falls to 8.9% GOP Plan to Permanently Rename Wildlife Refuge Dave Ramsey has blunt warning on ...

The Kern County District Attorney's Office announced that a man has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison ...

Kern County's first recorded death of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty was Tehachapi Constable William S. Mettler, who was shot and killed near Havilah in 1873 while attempting to serve ...

It’s a time to pause and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our community. Here’s ...

Bakersfield has been granted $22.8 million in state money to turn a hotel on Wible Road into a 65-bed substance abuse treatment facility to be operated by the county of Kern's Behavioral Health and ...