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

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

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

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

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 ...

The California State Veterinarian announced a ban on all exhibitions of poultry and dairy cattle at fairs to minimize any ...

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 man on probation was arrested after officers found a rifle, over 100 rounds of ammunition, drugs, and cash in a search of ...

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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 ...