The 80th season of dirt track racing in Bakersfield and Kern County is set to be a landmark one as Bakersfield Speedway and ...

The pounding drums resounded erratically through the large banquet room, which was bleeding red and highlighted with gold in every corner. The six lions, whose heartbeats were symbolized by beating ...

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

State Senator Shannon Grove sent a letter to President Donald Trump Tuesday to visit Kern County.In her letter she called the ...

Kern County schools, churches, hospitals and more respond to directive rescinding limitations placed on federal ICE operations that previously barred agents from entering "sensitive areas".

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the Laken Riley Act, which allows for the ...

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California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. It won on health care, the environment and DACA. Gavin ...

Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters ...

It’s still not clear whether Musk’s DOGE partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, will also h Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Monday ...

She was responding to a series of raids in the Bakersfield area this week, reported by ABC News, which Border Patrol says are targeted, but which migrant representatives say are i ...

The two largest wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have now claimed at least 10 lives and destroyed more than 10,000 structures. A red flag warning from the National Weather Service remains in ...