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

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Kern County supervisors have approved significant cuts to the county’s public health department. They ...

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

Kern County officials and the public discussed the recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 on Monday and Tuesday, with a ...

The Kern County Board of Supervisors faced strong opposition during Tuesday's meeting as they discussed proposed budget cuts ...

The Kern County Sheriff's Office is alerting residents about a surge in scam calls and text messages from individuals ...

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

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 ...

Kern County fire officials have issued evacuation warnings for two zones near Lake Isabella as the Pearl Fire threatens the ...

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

And summer’s not over. “On June 12 this year, we had already seen more acres burned in Kern County than all of 2023 combined,” said Capt. Andrew Freeborn with the Kern County Fire Department.