Deputies in the Kern River Valley now respond to squatting and unlawful occupancy complaints every day, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, which says the issue has grown alongside the …

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to an increase in phone and text message scams targeting local residents. Scammers are impersonating Sheriff’s Office personnel and …

The Kern Fire Safe Council is proud to announce we have been awarded a CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention Grant in the amount of $816,677.12. These funds will support critical wildfire mitigationefforts on …

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says an officer-involved shooting that left a 39-year-old Lake Isabella man dead in January followed department policy after an internal review completed last week. …

The cemetery district met on an unusual day, Sunday, January 25, for a special meeting. The meeting of the Kern River Valley Cemetery District was to approve the funding to have the district’s well …

Supporting NASA Advancements in CA-20 and Reauthorization in Congress Last month, I welcomed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center which is right here …

A series of mid-February storms could bring several inches of rain and significant mountain snowfall to the southern Sierra Nevada over the next three weeks, according to federal forecast outlooks. …

The Kern River Valley Historical Society held its "History Talk," at the Annex, across from Kern Valley Museum, Saturday, January 31. This History Talk was a reenactment sketching the life of …

Congressman Vince Fong came all the way from DC to the Kern Valley to speak to the public in several places, including the Kern Valley Exchange Club, at Paradise Cove Lodge, Thursday, January 29. …

KERNVILLE — Fundraising season for the 2026 Whiskey Flat Days Mayor race is moving into a busy stretch, with multiple teams announcing cookouts, auctions, saloon events and Super Bowl weekend …

Kern County Board of Supervisors Chairman Philip Peters told local leaders Wednesday that Kern’s role in California is simple: it feeds the state and keeps it powered. Peters, the District 1 …

During its one-year anniversary, Ribbon Cutting event, Kern River Valley Bridge Connection (KRVBC) held a cozy gathering, at the front yard of its Lake Isabella facility, with representatives from …

The Kern Valley Healthcare District board voted to let Facilities Director Bob Easterday participate remotely after he reported a medical emergency that came up after the agenda was posted. Board …

Kern County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 14 people Tuesday, Jan. 27, during a targeted operation in the Kern River Valley focused on illegal lodging, squatting and active arrest warrants, according …

A Lake Isabella man is awaiting sentencing after entering a plea in a felony case involving firearms, explosives and narcotics discovered during a search of his home. Michael Loren Deatherage, …

Hosting the Point In Time (PIT) homeless head count, in the Kern Valley, this year was the Kern River Valley Bridge Connection, January 28 at 3:15AM. However according to Program Director Chris …

The Kern Fire Safe Council has started distributing new wildfire safety handouts across the Kern River Valley, aiming to boost preparedness among both residents and visitors as wildfire season …

At the last board meeting, in mid January, the South Fork Union School District chose an executive search firm, McPhearson & Jacobson, to find a replacement to fill the position that …

The Kern Valley Masonic Lodge hosted the Kern River Royal Arch of Chapter 162 on Saturday morning, Jan 31, with the Installation of officers. During the morning ceremony all the members wore red …

After careful examination, the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), which is the California Legislature's nonpartisan policy fiscal advisor, gave an analysis of the budget proposals that Governor …