A new wildfire was reported today at 6:06 p.m. in Kern County, California. Como Fire has been burning on private land. At ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:27 a.m. in Kern County, California. Hart Fire has been burning on private land. There ...

Kern County's already poor air quality worsens during July 4th celebrations, with pollution spiking to dangerous levels that ...

Kern County pediatrician Dr. Ranjani Panithi joined 17 News at Noon to discuss how hot temperatures can be much more ...

Kern County Sheriff Releases Critical Incident Video of Officer-Involved Shooting at Welfare Check in Kernville ...

Thousands of Kern County residents gathered to witness a dazzling fireworks display, marking Independence Day with a sense of ...

Evacuation warnings for the Madre Fire have now reached into our Kern County neighborhoods. The community of Fellows is now ...

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. Nancy Pelosi Slams Republicans: 'You ...

This week on Feel Good Friday, we’re spotlighting some inspiring young people from Kern County who are learning valuable ...

The Madre Fire is California’s largest blaze so far this year. It ripped through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in ...

California's largest wildfire of 2025 has burned more than 70,000 acres in just a few days and its burning right nextdoor to ...

Kern County supervisors are considering sweeping changes to the county’s oil and gas zoning ordinance — a move that could ...