The wildfires in Southern California have impacted thousands of people, including a Kern County resident and ...

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

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

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

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom says no state builds high-speed rail better than California. He may want to check out what Florida has built.

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

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 ...

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.

Community leaders are emphasizing that local law enforcement -- the Kern County Sheriff's Office and Bakersfield Police ...

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

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 ...