Temperatures jump up in the desert with widespread triple digit heat expected on Wednesday. Kern County is on track for a hot weekend as high pressure continues to build into SoCal.

A baby died after his mother left him inside a car on a hot day to get a lip filler at a medical spa in Bakersfield, ...

A baby died after his mother left him and a sibling, 2, inside a car while she was getting a cosmetic treatment, police say.

Seasonal temperatures around Kern County were on tap this Tuesday with Bakersfield hitting a high of 98°. Expect the heat to ...

A Wasco man died Thursday morning after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle in Bakersfield, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday.

Despite signs Southern California's apartment slump may be spreading to Kern County, a market update released this week showed Bakersfield rents increased slightly during the second quarter as vacanci ...

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The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who fell off a cliff while camping in the area of San Emigdio Mountain in ...

Valley fever affects 3,000 Kern County residents yearly. Health officials investigate potential connections to wildfires ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified an inmate who died in Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility less than two weeks after being ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died after being stabbed in south Bakersfield as 28-year-old ...

New court documents provided additional details in connection with the death of a 1-year-old California child who was left inside a hot car last month, with temperatures that reached 102 degrees that ...