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

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

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

It’s been a long shift for these Kern County firefighters, but they’re finally home after nearly two weeks of fighting one of the most devastating fires California has ever seen; the Palisades Fire.

Immigration raids by the United States Border Patrol (USBP) in Kern County, California, are "sowing chaos" in vulnerable ...

California Department of Corrections officials in Acton are alerting neighboring communities of an inmate who escaped on ...

Freeze warnings, frost advisories and cold weather advisories from the National Weather Service (NWS) were in place for 18 ...

The unprecedented firestorms in Southern California may have happened 100 miles or more from Bakersfield, but it's clear many Kern County residents ... She was referred to City of Hope in Duarte ...

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

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated nearly $1 billion to address mobility challenges and bolster the state's highway system against ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is deploying additional resources and personnel to several counties in and near Southern ...