The worst of the rainstorm may have rolled through Bakersfield, leaving just minor damage. Now, we're keeping watch for our mountain communities.

The Bakersfield Fire Department is investigating a reported explosion at a northeast Bakersfield residence Thursday morning. Fire officials were dispatched to ...

A new prescribed burn, named Tecuya Ridge 2, was initiated today at 8:30 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been ...

The man charged with murder after the body of a man with several bullet wounds was found burned in a fire turned himself in in Florida on Sunday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

According to local media outlet KGET, citing the Kern County Fire Department, the fire broke out at a warehouse containing “a large amount of plastic recyclables stored in big bales” shortly ...

The Kern County Fire Department announced the beginning of open burning of hazard reduction fuels at 8 a.m. Saturday. KCFD said it is actively monitoring fuel moisture and weather conditions.

A thick cloud of dark smoke billowed from an abandoned warehouse in Bakersfield, California, on Wednesday, January 29, after a fire broke out shortly after 12 pm, local media outlet KGET reported.

Read more on our AI policy here. Training 1 Fire initially started 10:12 a.m. Jan. 2 in Kern County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 27 days.

Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.

A fire at an abandoned warehouse sent plumes of smoke skyward in Bakersfield, California, on Wednesday, January 29, footage shows. According to local media outlet KGET, citing the Kern County Fire ...