A new prescribed burn, called White Wolf, was initiated today at 10:12 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:16 p.m. in Kern County. Hacienda Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...

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

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

A national study analyzing data from 2018 to 2022 found Kern and Tulare ranking among the top 25 nationwide for fatal hit-and ...

A claim was filed against the county of Kern after an 8-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the ...

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

Hope is in the air as a recent report shows improvements in Kern County’s air quality. And while the county sees a lot of progress, locals say the fight for fresh air is far from over.

Facing budget reductions at the local, state and federal level, Kern County officials will have to take a hard look at which ...

Chevron has informed Kern County officials it expects to cut about 50 local jobs starting July 1. The global oil producer with substantial local operations first announced in February that it ...

A prescribed burn, known as the White Wolf Public Safety Burn, is set to take place along Highway 223 between Highway 58 and ...