In a social media post, President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed plans to declare a national emergency and utilize the U.S. military to carry out mass deportations. This announcement has sent shockwaves through immigrant communities nationwide, including in Kern County.

Several watch parties for the presidential debate took place in Bakersfield. Eyewitness News went to two of these gatherings to get people's opinions on Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump's debate performances.

People nationwide are reacting to the Trump verdict, including here in Bakersfield.

Only 10 percent of registered voters in Kern County casted their ballots on Super Tuesday.

In Tuesday's Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting, it was announced that a new ballot drop box has been added to the Cal State Bakersfield campus. Eyewitness News spoke to students to see if this addition would help improve voting rates among college aged youth.

The second debate in the U.S. Senate race for California happened Monday night. Four candidates: three Democrats, and one Republican, each vying to fill the seat once held by the late Senator Dianne Feinstein. This was Garvey’s second chance to clarify his stance on former President Donald Trump.

Political experts are starting to weigh in on the California Senate Race Debate. Democratic U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, including Republican candidate Steve Garvey are all vying for late U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein’s seat.

For a second time, a ruling has been made in favor of keeping Assemblymember Vince Fong in the 20th Congressional District race and in the race for re-election to State Assembly.

Bakersfield residents are starting to react to the news of Kevin McCarthy’s decision to leave Congress. decision to leave Congress.