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

Horrendous abuses of children occur. Relatives and mandated reporters, such as teachers, complain they tried unsuccessfully ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The U.S. Department of Justice will send federal observers to monitor several upcoming special elections across the country — including right here in Kern County. Kern ...

Moments after the book on 2025 closed, the immediate questions about what awaits for the new year arise. From the perspective of Kern County’s sports landscape, it’s a question that already has the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It's an issue other communities have faced, who owns the natural resources in the area. In Kern County, the resource battle is over water and several local entities have ...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) -- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Kern County Tuesday night, with significant shaking felt throughout Southern California. The quake struck at 9:09 p.m. southwest of ...

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 ...

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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 ...