Cal Fire has introduced a new fire mitigation tool, an updated fire hazard map, which highlights increased fire risks in Kern ...

Bakersfield police are investigating a car that crashed into a pole near Oak Street at Truxtun Avenue Monday afternoon, ...

California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire with the release of its final round of color-coded hazard maps. Territory deemed “high” or ...

A Bakersfield judge said the law requires the river to have water year round. North Kern Water Storage district appealed saying farmers were entitled to the water. The storage district argued the law ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 50 °F (10 °C). Cloudy with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph ...

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