Impact from loss of Will Rogers State Park from SoCal wildfire stretches into Kern County
The wildfires in Southern California have impacted thousands of people, including a Kern County resident and ...
U.S. Drought Monitor rates Kern County as moderate, southern Sierra snowpack below average
As Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades, weather experts say both ...
US Border Patrol arrests migrants during latest enforcement operation
Immigrant communities in Kern County, California, are on edge as the U.S. Border Patrol has been seen conducting enforcement ...
Border Patrol detains dozens of immigrants in Central Valley, advocates say. What we know
Immigration enforcement activity sends shockwaves with Central Valley farmworkers and the agriculture industry.
Farm Fire reported in Kern County on Aug. 8
Initial location: Kern County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported 6:50 a.m. Aug. 8 in Kern County. Farm Fire has been burning ...
California high-speed rail project: Here’s where Central Valley construction stands
A new railyard marks a major turning point for California’s high-speed rail, setting the stage for laying tracks in the San ...
Opinion
California’s high-speed fail
Gov. Gavin Newsom says no state builds high-speed rail better than California. He may want to check out what Florida has built.
Man on supervision found with firearms in east Bakersfield, arrested: Kern Probation Dept.
Kern County Probation officers arrested a man on probation who was allegedly found with firearms in east Bakersfield on ...
Red Cross opens shelters across LA County as Central Valley volunteers lend vital aid
Like our brave firefighters from the Kern County Fire Department, others throughout the Central Valley are also assisting down in Los Angeles County.
Border Patrol chief says Central Valley crackdown could expand to Fresno, Sacramento
A Border Patrol chief says dozens of agents detained two child rapists and “other criminals” from several countries as part of a Kern County immigration enforcement operation — and that operations ...
Smugglers were targeted in Kern County, Border Patrol says
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.
‘They cannot in any way collaborate’: Leaders emphasize Kern County enforcement is not involved in Border Patrol operations
Community leaders are emphasizing that local law enforcement -- the Kern County Sheriff's Office and Bakersfield Police ...