On this week’s Kern County In Depth, a look at efforts being made in combatting human trafficking. After much debate and ...

Ditch Fire initially started 5:14 p.m. May 16 in Kern County. It has been burning on private land for 23 hours. At present, ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:14 p.m. in Kern County. Ditch Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

A new report by the California Employment Development Department shows the unemployment rate of Kern County fell to 8.9% in ...

A Kern County lawmaker is speaking out on the case of Amanda Zubia, the 17-year-old brutally murdered in 2004. 17 News has ...

Public workers employed by Kern County are gearing up for their second strike of the year, citing unfair labor practices and ...

The DA says, if it hadn’t been for Prop 36, he would have faced only a misdemeanor charge. In this past November general ...

The task at hand is borderline apocalyptic – with federal support for a number of programs disappearing or in danger of ...

The Kern County District Attorney's Office announced that a man has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison ...

Sean Penn appeared on “The Louis Theroux Podcast” and declared Jennifer Lawrence to be “probably the last movie star.” Penn ...

Kern County SEIU workers are planning a second strike on June 3–4, demanding fair wages and accusing the county of ...

Kern County is California’s leading energy provider and a key player in the global energy landscape. In 2023, Kern ranked as ...