For over an hour at a Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting in 2023, county residents blasted the Board, and it was for ...

The year 2025 was one for the history books as news came at Kern County from within and without, including stories carrying ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — 794 new California laws, 10 candidates for governor, 43 days without SNAP benefits, one special ...

Words made a lot of news in 2025, in Kern County as much as anywhere else. The following list of quotations highlights some ...

Horrendous abuses of children occur. Relatives and mandated reporters, such as teachers, complain they tried unsuccessfully to report abuses to Kern County officials. Child Protective Services is ...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A domestic violence hostage incident in Wasco ended in the deaths of five people, including a Kern County Sheriff's deputy, during the weekend. The shooting happened ...

The Kern Canyon Powerhouse was originally built in 1921. One hundred years later, new owners were working to restore it to a functional state. Join 23ABC on a tour of one of the oldest power plants in ...

Season upon season, watermelons, carrots and corn have sprouted from Daniel Rudnick’s 255-acre farm along Interstate 5 in Buttonwillow, Calif. Now, the ground lies unplanted. In the next year, it will ...

Merle Haggard's voice strains but remains resilient as he sings his final song, "Kern River Blues." The spirit of the Hag is still alive in this country ballad. "Kern River Blues" is a letter to his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about emerging employment structures, policy and law. The current Bakersfield Museum of Art exhibit, "The Sound of ...