As Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades, weather experts say both ...

Kern County firefighting resources are stepping up to help our neighbors to the south. On Wednesday, crews from Kern County ...

Immigrant communities in Kern County, California, are on edge as the U.S. Border Patrol has been seen conducting enforcement ...

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported 6:50 a.m. Aug. 8 in Kern County. Farm Fire has been burning ...

Immigration enforcement activity sends shockwaves with Central Valley farmworkers and the agriculture industry.

A new railyard marks a major turning point for California’s high-speed rail, setting the stage for laying tracks in the San ...

Kern County Probation officers arrested a man on probation who was allegedly found with firearms in east Bakersfield on ...

While we’re still awaiting a full, official statement from Border Patrol as of airtime, 17’s Jenny Huh spoke with one agent on-the-ground who said it’s not a widespread roundup.

A Border Patrol chief says dozens of agents detained two child rapists and “other criminals” from several countries as part of a Kern County immigration enforcement operation — and that operations ...

Emergency responders are urging residents to prepare for potential evacuations and to avoid creating dangerous traffic jams.

New data of Economic Analysis shows Kern County's economy grew by 5.2%, surpassing the state's 2.0% growth rate.

Amidst the transition to the Trump administration, Kern County became the focus of heightened Border Patrol activity, with agents stopping and detaining individuals, raising concerns among the local ...