The wildfires in Southern California have impacted thousands of people, including a Kern County resident and ...

Kern County firefighting resources are stepping up to help our neighbors to the south. On Wednesday, crews from Kern County ...

Leaders emphasize Kern County law enforcement is not involved in Border Patrol operations This legendary SNL cast member ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom says no state builds high-speed rail better than California. He may want to check out what Florida has ...

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported 6:50 a.m. Aug. 8 in Kern County. Farm Fire has been burning ...

A new railyard marks a major turning point for California’s high-speed rail, setting the stage for laying tracks in the San ...

Like our brave firefighters from the Kern County Fire Department, others throughout the Central Valley are also assisting down in Los Angeles County.

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif.

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.

In the same city where the best of the best high school wrestlers and teams in California will vie in late February, Bakersfield and the surrounding county teams will converge at Centennial High ...

Emergency responders are urging residents to prepare for potential evacuations and to avoid creating dangerous traffic jams.

After years of delays, the California High Speed Rail Authority has finally laid the first track in the long-awaited $135 ...