Just after 12 a.m. a home was reported to be on fire with several occupants still inside.The Kern County Firefighters along ...

The humpback whale raised out of the water just feet from the boat, rolling and spy hopping for its fans. Latest Kern County, ...

A GoFundMe was made for a woman, three girls, and one boy killed in the house fire in Edwards.The GoFundMe campaign said, “I ...

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next ...

Five people were killed in an overnight fire at a home in a community near North Edwards, Kern County fire officials said.

The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and ...

California's wildfire hazard zones, categorized as "high" or "very ... Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound.

Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

A recent spate of storms across Central California has ... to reduce the threat of wildfires as the temperature warms up. The Sierra Nevada mountains above Bakersfield saw a healthy dusting ...