Aimee Espinoza, Kern County's Auditor-Controller-County Clerk, may soon see her role change following a recent Kern County Bo ...

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 ...

CDCR officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, ...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Concerns continue to grow for Kern County's undocumented migrant community amid recent immigration sweeps nationwide. On Tuesday, ABC News' Melissa Adan spent the day ...

Experts said following the Border Patrol operation three weeks ago, those industries have seen a worker shortage.

California Department of Corrections officials in Acton are alerting neighboring communities of an inmate who escaped on ...

Homelessness rose by 37% in 2024, to more than 2,600 homeless individuals in Kern County, according to Bakersfield-Kern ...

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

As the new year closes the chapter of 2024, the Kern County Library opens up a new book for 2025. Kern County Library is flipping open a new page for the new year. From the Zip Book program to ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County Sheriff's Sergeant Stephen Wells has been arrested and charged with rape and two other felonies. Wells has been with the Kern County Sheriff's Office ...

A Border Patrol chief says dozens of agents detained two child rapists and “other criminals” from several countries as part of a Kern County immigration enforcement operation — and that ...

Border Patrol operations in Kern County this week have likely resulted in dozens of arrests, according to immigration advocates, alarming residents, families of immigrants and the region’s ...