A new wildfire was reported today at 1:44 p.m. in Kern County. Wheeler Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, ...

Training 1 Fire initially started 7:37 a.m. Jan. 2 in Kern County. It has been burning on private land for ten months. There ...

Ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, 17 News will profile candidates for federal, state and local offices. This week, we ...

Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer is issuing a reminder to all political campaigns regarding strict adherence to ...

Gov. Newsom's office announced a partnership to fight crime in Kern County has resulted in more than 1,600 arrests since ...

Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower Kern River. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a brief Monday “on behalf of the People of the State” ...

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta is backing environmentalists in a legal fight over the Kern River, after thousands of fish died when the ...

Four council candidates and three men running for mayor reveal their plans for California City and answer questions during a ...

Measure V will create a new and permanent local sales tax that will perpetuate the highest sales tax rate of any city in Kern County.

As the 2024 Elections approach, the Kern County Elections Office has put measures in place.Despite being displaced from the ...

The family of the man who was shot and killed at Jordanelle State Park on Sept. 25 is pleading for help in finding his killer ...

Tonight, candidates vying for the vacant Board of Supervisors District 2 seat debate the issues impacting residents most.