Unemployment was at 8.3% in December for Kern County, according to the California Employment Development Department. That percentage is higher than both the national, and state averages.

Rep. David Valadao faces the difficult task of reassuring constituents in his Central Valley district that he will stave off ...

Have you ever wondered whether Oreo cookies help prevent heart attacks? How about something more practical, like which brand of trash bags can handle the most weight? Both of these questions and tons ...

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The one-day strike from Kern County union workers started Wednesday morning in Bakersfield and other locations. SEIU members ...

Optometrists Anita and David Brew have been retired for more than a decade. Yet every year they renew their license to ...

A “dirty bomb” has exploded sending radioactive material into the surrounding area, putting at least one person in the hospital. An anonymous call to the emergency operations center claims another ...

Local, state, and federal agencies gathered at the Kern County Fairgrounds this morning in the name of public safety for a training exercise responding to radiological emergencies. The goal is to save ...

Today, the 95th Civil Support Team (CST) of the California National Guard spearheaded a Joint-Interagency exercise at the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The 2025 Kern County Science Fair is almost here, but organizers still need your help to make the event possible. The science fair is seeking volunteer judges for the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Local, state, and federal agencies held a training at the Kern County Fairgrounds Friday ... it provided a good look at how California's mutual aid system works ...

Kern Energy has announced a significant investment in its Bakersfield, California (U.S.) refinery, reducing its carbon footprint while improving efficiency with Claire Technologies' hydrogen (H 2) ...