A new wildfire was reported today at 4:20 p.m. in in Kern County, California. Turn Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.

The Dolores Huerta Foundation hosted a free community health and wellness fair over the weekend at the Arvin Veterans Hall, ...

California’s Central Valley is one of the country’s richest farming regions, blessed with fertile soils, sunny days and a ...

California is projected to face a shortage of tens of thousands of nurses within the decade. Kern County, where I volunteer, ...

Heart disease remains one of the leading health concerns in the United States, making access to advanced cardiovascular care more important than ever. During the latest Kern Cares segment on ...

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help Friday in a cold-case homicide investigation. It asked for information about Santa Clarita resident Ada Beth Kaplan Moore. “Even seemingly ...

A third-party review prompted by the horrific death of a young Bakersfield girl last year has determined Kern County's child protective services division requires procedural improvements and greater ...

The Kern County coroner’s office has identified a 53-year-old man who it said was shot and killed Saturday in east Bakersfield.

A 22-year-old Bakersfield man who became unresponsive after entering the Kern River at 5:41 p.m. June 22 died from accidental drowning, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Friday.

The state is expanding permanent supportive housing through Prop 1-funded Homekey+ investments, helping veterans and ...

Kern County officials have determined that the man found deceased in a dirt southeast field died of methamphetamine toxicity.