California has six privately operated immigration detention centers. Two of these — Golden State Annex in McFarland and Mesa ...

Kern County supervisors are considering sweeping changes to the county’s oil and gas zoning ordinance — a move that could ...

Federal forests in San Luis Obispo County are safe for now, but Baker said he expects more federal policies to target public lands while President Donald Trump is in office.

For the latest updates and details of evacuations, including warning areas, see the emergency website of San Luis Obispo County or Santa Barbara County or, for Kern County, the Genasys Protect map.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Chula A new wildfire was reported today at 7:39 p.m. in Kern County, California. Chula Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Deer Deer Fire initially started 9 a.m. June 25 in Kern County, California. It has been burning on private land for 36 hours ...

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Stormy A new wildfire was reported today at 11:12 a.m. in Kern County, California. Stormy Fire has been burning on private land.

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...

The Kern County Board of Supervisors arranged a special meeting to deliberate on a contentious ordinance that would permit new oil drilling in the county's unincorporated areas.

How susceptible is Sacramento County to wildfire? Residents can now check with new Cal Fire fire hazard severity zone maps released Monday to find out.

California's largest wildfire of 2025 has burned more than 70,000 acres in just a few days and its burning right nextdoor to Kern County.The Madre Fire is burni ...