Recent budget negotiations in Washington, D.C. may have cleared away some of the uncertainty hanging over Kern County's ...

It still looks beautiful from afar, but when you look closely at the Kern Veterans Memorial on Truxtun Avenue and S Street, ...

KCSO is emphasizing the importance of life jackets when in or around Kern River after two rescue operationsin the same area ...

A jury on Tuesday convicted a former Kern County sheriff’s deputy of multiple sex crimes. 17 News live blogged the ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:33 p.m. in Kern County. Honolulu Fire has burned one acre of federal land managed by ...

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a hiring event with dates throughout the rest of the year. The dates are as ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:18 p.m. in Kern County. Currently, details about the containment of the fire are ...

“The wildland-urban interface, or what we call WUI, that’s been here in Kern County for a long time,” said Chief Aaron Duncan ...

The Kern County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is renewing its call for community assistance in the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Ana Barbosa. Author ...

Kern County, California, held general elections for board of supervisors, county board of education, East Niles Community Services District, Kern Community College District, Kern County Water Agency, ...

Democrat Fire initially started 3:39 p.m. May 18 in Kern County. It has burned 895.1 acres after being active for two days. As of Tuesday afternoon, 50% of this fire was brought under containment.