Fire containment. What does it mean for a fire to be 49% contained? Containment indicates what percentage of the fire ...

A powerful new online tool from CAL FIRE is giving the public a clearer look at California’s wildfire history and helping the ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12 a.m. in Kern County, California. Famoso Fire has been burning on private land for 17 ...

The value of local property assessed in Kern County increased by about $3 billion in one year, according to the Kern County ...

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The California Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will grant a review of the 5th District Court of Appeals decision that ...

A dispute over an urban park is threatening to fracture San Francisco’s coalition of moderate Democrats, who’ve successfully wrested control of city politics from more progressive forces in recent ...

The search continues along the Kern River for a Chino Hills man who was swept away Saturday. 36-year-old James Ashley Bawayan was at Black Gulch just south of ...

From the beaches, Josh Mesa of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill reported a slowdown on both surf perch and striped bass ...

The suspect in a California grocery store employee's death in the market's parking lot has been convicted for the "senseless and tragic" crime.

Two former prison facilities in Kern County could soon augment the federal government’s immigrant detention capacity as the ...

Ethan Holliday, the son of former MLB star Matt Holliday, is projected by some to be the No. 1 prospect in the 2025 draft ...