The Firehawk helicopter will bring water drops from 250 gallons to 1,000 gallons per drop. Fire officials said the helicopters will be life-saving, wildfire-fighting machines that protect Kern County.

A brush fire along the western edge of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine burned 220 acres before the spread of the flames was stopped Thursday morning, June 5, the Kern County Fire Department said.

A bus overturned in Lancaster, CA, injuring 20 people including a critically injured 8-year-old boy, now stable.

A brush fire along the western edge of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine burned 220 acres before the spread of the flames was stopped Thursday morning, June 5, the Kern County Fire Department said. Crews ...