A new wildfire was reported today at 11:37 a.m. in Kern County, California. Beale Fire has been burning on private land. At ...

California has six privately operated immigration detention centers. Two of these — Golden State Annex in McFarland and Mesa ...

A new wildfire was reported 8:35 p.m. July 10 in Kern County, California. Pico Fire has been burning on private land for 12 ...

Kanye West’s wife, Bianca Censori, is baring all in racy nude photos shot by the rapper. Censori, 30, took to Instagram late ...

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Kern County fire crews reportedly battled a 2-alarm fire in Lamont, California, for hours late Saturday night, July 12.

Fernando Jara, husband of Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, was arrested Saturday on charges of threatening with intent to terrorize. Court appearance set for Tuesday.

A heat warning remains in effect throughout the weekend as this year’s second heat wave will continue to reach triple digit ...

A proposed addition to Kern County’s Ordinance Code aims to reduce catalytic converter thefts across the county while ...

With tragedy, the resilience of the human spirit shines through. As the saying goes, “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” so too ...

Kern County is in for a classic summer scorcher this weekend, with triple-digit heat on the way and cooling centers set to ...

Two Kern Valley State Prison inmates have been convicted by a Kern County jury of assault with a deadly weapon by a life ...