EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of September 1 – September 5 …

MAYPORT, Fla. - Fireman Cristian Lemus Silva, a native of Terra Bella, California, serves aboard USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Mayport, Florida Lemus Silva graduated …

Firefighters battling the Little Fire in the Kern River Valley are making steady progress, with containment climbing past the halfway mark. Cooler weather and recent rainfall have eased conditions, giving crews a chance to reinforce lines and focus on mop-up while keeping watch for flare-ups near homes and travel routes.

Location: JAWBONE CANYON ROAD Area: PIUTE MOUNTAIN RD TO PAVEMENT NEAR HWY 14 Date Closed: 8/28/2025 7:00:00 AM Reason: FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE Comments: ROUGH ROAD. DRIVE WITH CAUTION. RECOMMEND …

[Lake Isabella, CA] [8/27/2025]—The Kern Initiative for Talent and Entrepreneurship (KITE) has partnered with communities throughout Kern County to offer a business fundamentals program called …

Kern River Valley, CA — August 25, 2025 — Fire crews continue to battle the Little Fire, which has now grown to 2,548 acres and reached 29% containment, according to the U.S. Forest …

Wofford Heights, CA — August 25, 2025 — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Michele Liekkio, a 59-year-old woman who was last …

Heavy rains triggered mud flows that forced the closure of Old Kern Canyon Road west of Borel Road, officials said Sunday. Travel in the area is unsafe, and the road will remain closed until crews …

The Little Fire, burning southwest of Lake Isabella, has now scorched more than 2,500 acres with zero percent containment. The blaze, which started August 22 along Highway 178 in Kern River Canyon, …

According to the latest reports, the Little Fire continues to burn aggressively in the Lake Isabella area, now mapped at 2,532 acres with zero percent containment. Over 400 personnel are assigned to …

Kern County, CA — August 23, 2025
 Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle fire reported late Saturday morning near Pine Hollow Avenue at the intersection of Highways 178 and 14 in Kern …

11:00 AM UPDATE - August 23, 2025 — Kern River Valley Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling the Little Fire, a fast-moving vegetation fire that ignited Friday after a vehicle crash …

A fiery crash in the Kern River Canyon Friday afternoon ignited a fast-moving brush fire, closing Highway 178 in both directions and drawing a major multi-agency response. The incident began when at …

Southern California Edison (SCE) is closely monitoring the electric grid as dangerous triple-digit heat continues through the weekend. While the grid is designed to handle severe weather, extreme …

August 22, 2025 – 10:58 a.m. A vegetation fire broke out Friday morning along Kern River Canyon Road, drawing a large response from Kern County Fire Department crews. The blaze was …

Superintendent Richard Rhodes is always looking for ways to help underserved families in his district attain the assistance they may need. Rhodes pointed out there was a Vaccine Clinic right …

During Back to School Night, August 13 Mer Conner gave out backpacks and school supplies to students at South Fork Union School District’s Kelso campus. "We had these donations that were left …

Orion Sanders has been talking for months about his design for repairing grave markers at the Historical Cemetery. The entire hold up on the project was that the Kern River Valley Cemetery District …

The swap meet will be ending sometime around Labor Day weekend according to Sara James whose fundraiser for the Kern Valley Animal Shelter on Labor Day weekend was moved, to Circle Park in Kernville, …

After months of attempting to meet Grand Jury mandates to complete years of backlogged annual audit reports, on Tuesday August 12, the cemetery board approved the 2019-2020 budget audit report from …