The United Farm Workers union said claims of 75% absences in Bakersfield were "not accurate" but that raids had caused ...

California Dreamin’ teaching program returns to CSUB and Bakersfield College, funded by NEH, educates teachers on Kern County ...

Many Kern County residents still remember when the business and shopping district along Baker Street in east Bakersfield was vibrant and beautiful in its own modest fashion. Saba's Men's Wear, ...

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

The world is watching in horror as massive wildfires, driven by forceful Santa Ana winds, chew their way through Southern. Predictions of much-needed rain may tamp down some of the flames, but have ...

California's violent crime rate rose in 2023 while property crime declined. Learn about the latest crime trends in Fresno and ...

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the subcomittee’s chair and a Trump loyalist who has frequently clashed with Garcia, ...

Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new ...

Homelessness rose by 37% in 2024, to more than 2,600 homeless individuals in Kern County, according to Bakersfield-Kern ...

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