A wildfire burning in the Kern River canyon has forced a closure of a portion of Highway 178 and burned nearly 2,000 acres on Monday, according to fire officials.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A fire on eastbound Highway 58 near General Beale Road is slowing traffic Friday morning. The ...

Firefighters have slowed the progress of a wildfire burning Monday near Caliente, officials said. The fire was reported in ...