The county combined those positions with the clerk and registrar of voters back in 1995, due to budgeting issues. Those five ...

A new prescribed burn, called Sequoia N.f./tillie /feb 4, was initiated today at 7:39 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed ...

United Way of Central Eastern California The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free, high-quality tax ...

Back when 17 News covered that story, we asked viewers if they thought voter ID should be required. More than 700 voted, and ...

Several restaurants and businesses in the Kern County area are closed Monday for a “Day Without Immigrants,” a nationwide ...

A routine traffic stop led to a large amount of fentanyl and multiple arrests Sunday afternoon on Washington Street, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s ...

Lakresha Watson was at the hospital for a friend who had gotten into a car accident when she received a phone call that would bring a whole new life into her own. Watson went upstairs and waited for ...

Bakersfield Suspects Arrested on Drug and Child Endangerment Charges During Traffic Stop in Kern County After 28,000 Fentanyl ...

From food production to fire mitigation, local ranchers say the sheep ranching industry serves the community in various ways.

CDCR officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, ...

Chairwoman Leticia Perez's address, 'Results That Resonate,' highlighted Kern County's collective efforts and their lasting ...