California
The Borel fire in Kern County incinerated the historic mining town of Havilah and nearly 60,000 acres. Residents are trying to plot a path forward.
Aug. 20, 2024
Kern County sheriff’s deputies in tactical gear intentionally shot a cat that had wandered onto their shooting range. They’ve been disciplined.
Aug. 19, 2024
Health officials are alerting Lightning in a Bottle attendees of the potential for valley fever. Five people have been diagnosed; three were hospitalized.
July 30, 2024
Zack Scrivner, a Kern County supervisor who was accused of sexually assaulting one of his children in April, resigned Thursday from his post. The attorney general’s office is reviewing a case against him.
Aug. 2, 2024
‘We lost everything — it’s all gone,’ a Havilah resident said as the Borel fire in Kern County devastated the mining town.
July 28, 2024
Firefighters in Kern County were battling several wildfires that had burned thousands of acres and closed Interstate 5 in both directions near Lost Hills.
July 14, 2024
Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that started Friday morning north of Bakersfield, according to authorities.
May 10, 2024
Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner had a physical altercation with his children and was stabbed twice in the upper torso over allegations that he had sexually assaulted one of them, according to Sheriff Donny Youngblood.
April 25, 2024
The Wonderful Co., known for its pomegranate juice and pistachios, is pursuing a massive warehousing complex in Kern County that would fundamentally transform the economy in a region long reliant on agriculture and oil.
May 8, 2024
After a fatal train crash in Wasco, Kern County, construction workers saw a man carrying a severed leg and biting it.
March 26, 2024