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 ...

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.

The wildfires in Southern California have impacted thousands of people, including a Kern County resident and great-granddaughter of Hollywood legend Will Rogers.

Loss of Will Rogers State Park impacts Kern County ...

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 ...

In the same city where the best of the best high school wrestlers and teams in California will vie in late February, Bakersfield and the surrounding county teams will converge at Centennial High ...

According to the Kern County Firefighters 1301, firefighters in the county are heading to SoCal to help with the Palisades ...

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