July 20, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., ...

Fire containment. What does it mean for a fire to be 49% contained? Containment indicates what percentage of the fire ...

Law enforcement agencies throughout Kern County came forth to send words of support to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department ...

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 10:34 a.m. in Kern County, California. Skyline ...

The value of local property assessed in Kern County increased by about $3 billion in one year, according to the Kern County ...

The Kern County Public Health Department confirmed that Kern County has reported its first case of West Nile virus in 2025.

The unemployment rate in Kern County recorded its first increase since April, rising by nearly 10% between May and June, ...

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

For the fourth consecutive year, students attending any of the 46 schools under the Kern County Superintendent of Schools ...

Kern County unemployment rate rose in June ...

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.

Kern County’s economy is rooted in two industries, growing several billions of dollars’ worth of crops and producing about 70% of the state’s oil.