The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing teenager last seen by his family June 10 in Oildale.
Nearly three years after a fatal shooting involving ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ police officers, the state Attorney General’s Office has decided not to press charges because of what it called insufficient evidence.
Law enforcement conducted a controlled detonation of a pair of pipe bombs discovered early Saturday by the intersection of Comanche Point and Jack Springs roads near Stallion Springs.
A man was found guilty Friday of encouraging a teenage girl to commit acts of prostitution in order to put money on his books in jail, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.
A Lamont man was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm after Kern County Sheriff's deputies responded to a shots-fired call for service.
A power outage hit 16,534 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customer accounts Sunday in central and northern ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½, the utility reported.
A bicyclist died on Highway 33, south of Cadet Road, in Maricopa around 1 a.m. Monday, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
An Arvin woman died in a car crash on East Panama Lane, east of South Vineland Road, around 5:45 p.m. on July 11, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
The man suspected of shooting a homeless man in east ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ and leaving the victim to die had his trial delayed Friday in Kern County Superior Court.
A man was arrested on suspicion of firearms and narcotics charges around 3:50 p.m. Thursday in the 27000 block of N. Lincoln Street in Taft.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is hosting a community event called Summer Nights with BPD event from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Greystone Park in southwest ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½.
A man was arrested on suspicion of drug and firearm charges after Kern County Sheriff’s deputies found a stolen AR-15 and methamphetamine at a home in the 1100 block of Eureka Street on Tuesday, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
An at-risk woman with a medical condition went missing around 1 p.m. Wednesday from the 200 block of Clyde Street, according to the ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is looking for a teenage boy who went missing around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 2900 block of Eye Street.
The Kern County Fire Department has stopped the spread of the Lost Hills Fire that started Sunday and burned 4,032 acres near Highway 46, west of Lost Hills Road.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is looking for a man suspected of theft in the 3700 block of Ming Avenue on June 20.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is looking for a man suspected of vandalizing a business in the 2100 block of Wible Road around 3:50 p.m. on July 10.
A 14-year-old boy went missing around 4:30 p.m. Monday in the 4300 block of De Ette Avenue, according to the ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is looking for a missing boy who was last seen Friday in the 300 block of Galaxy Avenue.
A Los Angeles man died in the Kern River near Hart Park on July 7, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is looking for a teenage girl who went missing around noon July 5 in the 700 block of M Street, according to a news release sent to The Californian Monday evening.
A pedestrian died around 9 p.m. July 4 on Highway 178 near Beale Avenue, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
The Kern County coroner's office has released the name of a woman whose body was found submerged in the Kern River near Keysville North in Lake Isabella on July 4, about three hours after she was seen going into the water.
The Kern County coroner's office has released the name of a man who died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 178 near ​​Mobile Drive in Lake Isabella around 7:40 a.m. July 2.
A 5-year-old boy died Saturday after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a home in the 3200 block of Montello Street, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
Following his preliminary hearing Monday in Kern County Superior Court, the man accused of shooting and killing a man in a McDonald's will be held to answer for one murder charge and one charge of possessing a firearm as a felon.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is looking for a man who reportedly assaulted someone with a machete around 2:10 p.m. July 3 at a business in the 6200 block of Colony Street.
A preliminary hearing date was confirmed Monday for the woman suspected of giving car keys to her unlicensed teenage son, leading to a fatal car crash.
Firefighters from the Kern County Fire Department battled three significant fires during the weekend.
A man found guilty of illegally growing marijuana in California City was sentenced Friday in Kern County Superior Court to two years of probation with the first year to be served in prison.
A ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department officer was charged with misdemeanor assault under the color of authority Tuesday following the investigation of an arrest the officer and his canine partner made on June 7.
A fire burned down three homes and several outbuildings in the 8000 block of Main Lane in Lake Isabella around 11:58 p.m. Monday, according to the Kern County Fire Department.
A man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing fuel and vandalizing several work trucks in Tehachapi on Monday, according to the Tehachapi Police Department.
A 2-year-old child found unresponsive in a pool in the 4400 block of Brunswick Street around 5:15 p.m. Sunday later died, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
Following the statewide California Highway Patrol maximum enforcement period during the Independence Day weekend from July 3 to 7, CHP ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ and Mojave released the results of the operation.
A man died in a car crash around 8 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of Teakwood Lane, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
A pedestrian died around 8:40 p.m. July 4 at 24th and Oak streets after he was hit by a car, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
The man who died at the Lightning in a Bottle music festival died from drowning in Buena Vista Lake and cocaine and MDMA intoxication, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
The McFarland Police Department located 11-year-old Yarely Dolores after she went missing Sunday. According to McFarland PD, she was reunited with her family safe and unharmed Monday.
The Kern County coroner’s office confirmed that the man found dead at the French Gulch Launch in Lake Isabella around 8 p.m. May 23 accidentally drowned.
A suspect pleaded no contest Monday to vandalizing the McFarland Police Department with spray paint and stealing the flags at City Hall.
A person and a dog escaped from a burning home in the 300 block of San Emidio Street in Taft at about 7:30 p.m.Sunday night, according to the Kern County Fire Department.
A man was found guilty Friday of attempted murder with a firearm enhancement for shooting a woman in the head after a party on Feb. 10, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.
The McFarland Police Department is looking for a missing 11-year-old girl who was last seen around 3:50 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Isabel Court in McFarland.
The Kern County Fire Department responded to 142 fires and the Emergency Communication Center handled 2,945 calls on Independence Day, a 5% increase over last year, the department reported Friday.
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is asking for the community’s help identifying two suspects related to a vehicle burglary investigation.Â
The ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department is asking for the community’s help identifying a suspect related to a robbery investigation.
Deputies arrested a man early Friday morning who they said fired a gun and then hid in a northwest ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ home, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
A pedestrian who was stationary on a center divider was struck and killed by a suspected DUI driver Thursday night at Oak and 24th streets, according to the ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ Police Department.
The body of a woman was recovered at about 4 p.m. Thursday near Keysville Beach, but a man remained missing after they went into the Kern River "in distress" in Lake Isabella, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said.
