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

Two Kern County law enforcement offices are set to receive grants from the state of California to reduce traffic deaths and ...

On Wednesday at 6:56 p.m. a flood warning was released by the NWS Hanford CA in effect until Thursday at 4 a.m. for Kern ...

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 ...

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