Cars were lined up early Monday morning, stuck in Bakersfield trying to get to Lake Isabella. Asension Badillo waited an hour ...

Multiple fire crews scrambled to the scene of a wildfire in the Kern River Canyon Sunday after reports of a pick-up truck ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Reporting from Lake Isabella, Calif. — Bill Johnson always knew he was getting close to home when he saw the distinctive red barn-style house from across Lake Isabella. The two-story home ...

Then, a fire in Lake Isabella changed everything. Around 4:30 pm on July 9, Kern County Fire Department responded to a fire near the intersection of Reeder Drive and Harnage Street. A total of ...

Evacuation orders remain in effect for the French Fire, burning west of Isabella Lake. Now more than 120 square miles, the evacuation zone was expanded Sunday to include Wofford Heights, ...

Aircraft spreads fire retardant near the Granite Fire on Friday afternoon near the town of Lake Isabella, about 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield. According to witnesses and the Kern County Fire ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A vegetation fire destroyed three homes in Lake Isabella over the weekend, according to Kern County Fire Department. On July 9th, KCFD fire crews were dispatched to ...