Row upon row of tri-folded science fair projects fill the Dignity Health Theater in downtown Bakersfield at the 2025 Kern County Science Fair on Tuesday morning. Rod Thornburg / For The Californian ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County officials are hosting a career expo later this month highlighting jobs available in law enforcement and the Kern County Fire Department. The Public Safety ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A month after discovering Kern County EBT beneficiaries had been losing millions to theft, 17 News and the community, had yet to hear from county supervisors on this topic ...

Many county services will be impacted by a one-day strike by Kern County employees on Wednesday, but law enforcement, fire protection and the Kern County Superior Court will not be affected. In Taft, ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County workers, represented by the local Service Employees International Union (SEIU), are set to hold a one-day strike at all county locations.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A lengthy narcotics investigation by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA) resulted in the arrest of ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Border Patrol agents slashed tires, yanked people out of ...

A man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sending "numerous credible threats" via email to a member of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said. Detectives ...

In early January, Border Patrol agents from Imperial County drove 150 miles to Bakersfield and arrested dozens of immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally. On social media, Chief Patrol ...

An inmate is facing several charges after allegedly assaulting deputies while attempting to escape from the Linn County Correctional Center. 49-year-old Christopher Kern has been held on a $ ...