It’s a time to pause and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our community. Here’s ...

Kern County's first recorded death of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty was Tehachapi Constable William S.

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

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

Somber scenes unfolded outside the Kern County Courthouse amongst other sites to commemorate fallen officers during Police Week ...

The passenger of a vehicle who died in a collision with another vehicle in Caliente in April was identified by the Kern County coroner's office on Thursday.

A man found dead inside a vehicle near Wasco with signs of trauma has been identified as Brandon Christian Cisneros, 22, of ...

A coalition of California lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to close nine agency offices in the state as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping ...

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

Ricardo Mathews, son of legendary funk singer Rick James, was sentenced Wednesday for assaulting a fellow inmate in prison.