A new wildfire was reported today at 5:14 p.m. in Kern County. Ditch Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

Ditch Fire initially started 5:14 p.m. May 16 in Kern County. It has been burning on private land for 23 hours. At present, ...

A new report by the California Employment Development Department shows the unemployment rate of Kern County fell to 8.9% in ...

Kern County unemployment rate falls to 8.9% Angelina Jolie, the godmother of the Trophée Chopard Award at this year’s Cannes ...

On this week’s Kern County In Depth, a look at efforts being made in combatting human trafficking. After much debate and ...

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 ...

A vegetation fire has forced the closure of Highway 178 at the mouth of the canyon, according to the California Highway ...

The DA says, if it hadn’t been for Prop 36, he would have faced only a misdemeanor charge. In this past November general ...

Public workers employed by Kern County are gearing up for their second strike of the year, citing unfair labor practices and ...

Kern County SEIU workers are planning a second strike on June 3–4, demanding fair wages and accusing the county of ...

An inmate was re-arrested Wednesday after Kern County sheriff’s deputies say he attempted to escape by hiding underneath a ...

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