Former Kern County Fire chief Bob Lechtreck, perhaps the last link to the Kern County Fire Department’s golden age, has died.

Steve Miles, with Honor Flight Kern County, joined 17 News at Noon to talk about the weekend event. Miles has $35,000 worth of items to raffle off and says if they don’t fundraise, they don’t fly.

Amid the 100-degree days, we're braving the heat to celebrate our nation with a variety of Independence Day events. Festivities have been ongoing this week as we lead up to the big day on Friday. Here ...

Delano's Star-Spangled Spectacular Fireworks Show & Community Family Fun Day, with live entertainment and vendors, fun day at Memorial Park, 100 S. Lexington St., fireworks at north end of Delano ...

Potential rain and a slew of activities taking place in Washington DC during Flag Day weekend did nothing to dampen the ...

Rick Allen was on the C-130 plane with his fellow Marines, getting ready to fly to Vietnam, when the plane was abruptly shut ...

Kern Dance Alliance says 1 in 4 third graders in Kern County either cannot read or are not reading at grade level. Books in Motion aims to change that by bringing stories to life.

Fencing foundation wants you on the strip. Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. By: Madi Vollmer Posted 5:10 PM, Jun 18, 2025 ...

Walker Hayes will trade his Applebee's steak and Oreo shake for a turkey leg and Dole whip this September when he heads to the Kern County Fair. Expect the country singer to sing his ode to date ...