If a tree lives long enough in the right conditions, with a lifespan measured in centuries rather than years, it can grow so large that it dwarfs the rest of its kind.
There is a Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) growing near California City that fits this description. It is simply a magnificent...
A capacity crowd was on hand Jan. 25 as Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner, Chairman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, delivered the annual State of the County Address.
Firefighters believe a floor furnace started a fire that killed at least four family pets Wednesday evening.
Progress on a new Tehachapi Hospital came to a "screeching halt" after the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District was served with a write of mandate in November.
Since 2009, Zach Skow of Marley's Mutts - a Bear Valley Springs-based non-profit - has rescued hundreds of dogs.