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

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

Kern County Sheriff Search & Rescue Team Locates Injured Hiker Along Pacific Coast Trail Near Rosamond (Video) ...

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

In May, shocking video revealed an individual allegedly placing an injured dog near a dumpster in East Bakersfield. Advocates ...

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On July 7, KCSO arrested Aaron Olivas (43) for Murder and Attempted Murder, and Cynthia Murillo (56) for Accessory. A search ...

The wildfire, which ignited July 24, made history as Kern County’s largest, scorching nearly 60,000 acres. As of Monday, the fire still smoldered but was 94% contained.

After days of searching, the body of a young man missing in Isabella Lake has been found by the California Recovery ...

A baby died after his mother left him and a sibling, 2, inside a car while she was getting a cosmetic treatment, police say.

Federal authorities are planning to open California's largest immigration detention center at a former state prison in ...