The Kern County Sheriff’s Office announced they are now providing tablets to the inmates inside their detention ...

Sheriff Donny Youngblood with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office discussed several pressing matters occurring in town such as ...

California Highway Patrol and Kern County Sheriff's Office are investigating after a crash that led to multiple injuries in ...

A man who drove through the main gate arm at Lerdo Detentions Facility fled and collided with an SUV in Oildale, injuring its two adult and five child passengers, according to the Kern County ...

: This story has been updated to include new information shared by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office regarding the Lerdo Jail incident and the collision. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) ...

ABC reported on the findings from a report on immigration facilities. Now, a community briefing has been conducted on that same report with the overall goal of informing the public.

Unauthorized immigrants can be deported quickly if they're detained near the border. The Trump administration wants to expand ...

Unauthorized immigrants can be deported quickly if they're detained near the border. The Trump administration wants to expand ...

The Kern County Sheriff's Office has reported a significant uptick in brass irrigation valve thefts across the farmlands in ...

May 24, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on May 22, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Kern County ...

The county previously operated a youth detention center in Bern Township, but closed it in 2012. "Among them (the reasons for closing) was a significant change in the approach in the juvenile ...