The county combined those positions with the clerk and registrar of voters back in 1995, due to budgeting issues. Those five ...

CDCR officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, ...

Kern Economic Development Corporation National Cement Company of California, a key player in the region’s infrastructure, is ...

The Environmental Protection Agency reported that Kern County has experienced seven superemission events in the past week ...

Another chilly morning across Kern with temps in the 20s and 30s. A slight warm up is expected by this weekend.

State of the County address, to be delivered by new chairwoman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors Leticia Perez, is set ...

Christopher Lightsey, the man who is on death row for a murder he committed in 1993 in Kern County, was resentenced to death ...

Chaotic, indiscriminate raids on our agricultural workforce will result in economic harm and higher food prices.” ...

California's violent crime rate rose in 2023 while property crime declined. Learn about the latest crime trends in Fresno and ...

With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040 ...

Homelessness rose by 37% in 2024, to more than 2,600 homeless individuals in Kern County, according to Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative. The Mission at Kern County serves as the ...

Concerns continue to grow for Kern County's undocumented migrant community amid recent immigration sweeps nationwide.