A routine traffic stop led to a large amount of fentanyl and multiple arrests Sunday afternoon on Washington Street, ...

The Kern County Sheriff Sergeant accused of rape, burglary, and other charges was set for his first court appearance February ...

Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer is warning against EBT fraud and is advising of steps people can take as ...

Orders from Washington for releases at two dams didn’t benefit anyone and made nobody happy, except maybe the president.

Mass deportation orders across the country have put California farm workers on edge, advocates asking for immigration reform ...

A new prescribed burn, called Sequoia N.f./tillie /feb 4, was initiated today at 7:39 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed ...

More than $2 million in taxpayer dollars intended for the county’s neediest citizens was stolen in the last seven months, ...

Back when 17 News covered that story, we asked viewers if they thought voter ID should be required. More than 700 voted, and ...

Several restaurants and businesses in the Kern County area are closed Monday for a “Day Without Immigrants,” a nationwide ...

Lakresha Watson was at the hospital for a friend who had gotten into a car accident when she received a phone call that would bring a whole new life into her own. Watson went upstairs and waited for ...

United Way of Central Eastern California The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free, high-quality tax ...