For background, Dan Araujo brought in an old map that’s been in his family since the late 1970s after reading my columns on the lengths the Kern County Land Co. took in 1891 to catch some hay ...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — (KBAK/FOX58) Cal Fire has introduced a new fire mitigation tool, an updated fire hazard map, which highlights increased fire risks in Kern County. Chief Jim McDougald ...

In four days, the Borel Fire burned through 53,010 acres across Kern County, which is around 132 miles north of Los Angeles, and caused over $2.5 million in damages. According to InciWeb, 0% of ...

We appreciate the opportunity to answer what is a very good question. Voters established four Kern County Water Agency-defined "Zones of Benefit" (Nos. 7, 17, 18 and 19) that receive ...

May 25—Gordon Nipp has seen illegal dumping sites in Kern County for decades, and it still manages to get under his skin. "I do quite a lot of hiking out in the undeveloped areas, and every time ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Fire Department has created new flood maps that aim to identify areas along the Kern River that are susceptible to potential flooding.