In 2023, the most recent year for which confirmed local HIV numbers are available, 215 Kern County residents were diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. That is the highest number of new HIV ...

Enzo Paylaga, an eighth grader from Norris Middle School, is representing Kern County at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

ABC spoke with two SEIU Local 521 members about the latest tentative agreement with the county, with both saying they don't believe the union has their best interest at heart.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and here in Kern County, there are numerous resources available. A National Suicide Prevention Advocate says with the right ...

The task at hand is borderline apocalyptic – with federal support for a number of programs disappearing or in danger of ...

TEJON RANCH, Calif., May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tejon Ranch Co. (NYSE: TRC), (“Tejon” or the “Company”), a diversified real estate development and ...

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. During a time when land ownership was difficult for African Americans, Zedore Francisco overcame the odds and ...

Kern County leaders support Tejon Ranch Co. against Bulldog Investors, emphasizing the importance of Tejon's development projects for local growth. Tejon Ranch Co. has received strong support from ...

May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tejon Ranch Co. (NYSE: TRC), ("Tejon” or the "Company”), a diversified real estate development and agribusiness company, today distributed a letter to shareholders ...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- An officer is recovering after being stabbed by an inmate in Kern County this weekend. The attack happened yesterday just before 6 p.m. Saturday at Kern Valley State ...

O n Kern County In Depth, over the last two weeks, law enforcement has made arrests of men who allegedly tried to lure children into engaging in sexual acts. Cyber security expert Robert Miles ...

Kern County has again led the state in uprooting almond orchards as the industry settles into a more profitable balance between supply and demand. The total number of acres removed in Kern from Sept.