The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the wrong-way driver killed on Highway 58 as 40-year-old Corrina Mckenzie ...

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A wrong-way driver died after a head-on crash on Highway 58 near Tehachapi Wednesday afternoon.The California Highway Patrol said on June 18, 2025, at around 1 ...

The identity of a woman who collided with another driver on Highway 58 west of Highway 202 near Tehachapi on Wednesday was released Friday by the Kern County coroner's office. Corrina Mckenzie ...

Shaver Lake produced fast limits of kokanee and trout amid active morning bites New Melones and Don Pedro featured strong ...

Kern County is trying to allow oil drilling in unincorporated areas of the county once more after the courts struck down the ...

A woman suspected of driving a Jeep westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 58 west of Highway 202 near Tehachapi collided with another driver and died Wednesday, according to ...

A woman suspected of driving a Jeep westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 58 west of Highway 202 near Tehachapi collided with another driver and died Wednesday, according to ...

A sharp increase in public safety power shutoffs in the Kern River Valley is frustrating residents and business owners who say the situation has disrupted daily life and driven away the tourists ...

More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

According to the Grand Jury, Kern County saw a “dramatic rise” in the number of fentanyl-related deaths over the years, from two cases in 2016 to 297 in 2023.

This year's point-in-time count did raise questions, including why numbers are up in East County's ...