Bakersfield pushes to reduce police response time
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The City of Bakersfield is making moves to improve police response times. This comes after years of public outcry that sometimes it takes police hours or days to respond to a...
View ArticleMan who raised money to fight cancer succumbs to the disease
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The family of a Bakersfield man whose battle with cancer inspired the community shared his story Monday. A.J. Vaughn died from the disease last month and 17 News had a chance to sit...
View ArticlePolice: Woman under arrest after chase
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A woman is under arrest following a chase and crash Tuesday morning in northeast Bakersfield. Police say Officer Sonja Peery observed a speeding vehicle westbound in the 1200 block...
View ArticleHealth Department: Flu related deaths in Kern County
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- County health officials say a 30-year-old woman from Kern County has died after being hospitalized with the H1N1 flu virus. The woman had other underlying conditions which may have...
View ArticleSupervisors declare countywide water supply emergency
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Now to a water crisis declaration by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. For the first time since 2008 officials declared a water supply emergency in Kern County.The Kern County Water...
View ArticleDelano correctional facility reopens
DELANO, CA-- Nearly 600 state prison inmates are getting their first night's sleep in the Delano Community Correctional facility as the CCF reopened for business Tuesday. In addition to housing 578...
View ArticleHealth officials confirm flu death
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The flu scare is growing around the country this morning, as more and more states report flu-related deaths. Kern County public health officials confirm one person has died here....
View ArticleMissing man at-risk due to medical condition
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield police are looking for a missing man considered at-risk man due to a medical condition Police said William Casteen, 59, has been missing since Monday morning. He was last...
View ArticleCoroner: baby found in Oildale trash can died of burns, blunt force trauma
A baby girl found dead in a trash can on Beardsley Avenue in Oildale in June 2013 died of blunt force trauma, thermal burns and carbon monoxide poisoning, the coroner reported Wednesday morning.The...
View ArticleUpdate: Missing man has been found
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield Police say William Casteen has been found by authorities in Southern California. Bakersfield Police had been looking for the man considered at-risk man due to a medical...
View ArticleCoroner: Baby found dead in trash can was murdered
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Kern County coroner confirmed Wednesday what many had feared. The office says a baby girl, known as Baby Beardsley, found dead in a trash can last summer, was murdered. Her body...
View ArticleLocal group wants stricter panhandling ordinance
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Village Towne Centre on L and 24th Streets in downtown Bakersfield is a busy shopping center with 110,000 cars passing by every day. It has a variety of shops, and it's just off the...
View ArticleBakersfield parks get handicap accessible playgrounds
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Just a few days ago, there was only one playground in Bakersfield with one piece of equipment that handicapped children could use. On Wednesday, Bakersfield unveiled two new...
View ArticleFamily mourns loss of woman killed in suspected DUI wreck
The father of a 22-year-old woman killed in a suspected DUI crash Friday had a message for the man arrested in connection with her death: "Life is too short, you should not throw it away."Joseph...
View ArticleIs knowing what's in your food necessary?
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The future of food and farming in our state is once again up for debate, as the battle continues over what information should be included in food labeling. This issue is part of a...
View ArticlePolice searching for burglary suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying and locating a suspect wanted for vehicle burglary. Police say on December 31, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. a suspect, police describe as a:...
View ArticleParents of first county flu fatality urge others to get a flu shot
BAKERSFIELD, CA - She was happy, helpful, and loved her family. That's how the parents of Kern County's first flu fatality describe their daughter, April Dunlap. The 30-year-old died Tuesday from...
View ArticleProposed panhandling ordinance may not make a difference, says lawyer
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Tommy Edwards says he makes, on average, $30 a day panhandling around downtown Bakersfield businesses."There's a lot of giving people. It depends on other circumstances. How good...
View ArticleInternal review board says deadly officer-involved shooting justified
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Two weeks after an internal review board issued its ruling, the Bakersfield Police Department on Thursday released a statement saying five officers were justified in a deadly...
View ArticleFuneral home director: "I did nothing wrong"
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield funeral home director who's under investigation is speaking out. Nine bodies were confiscated from Beloved Care Funeral Service Wednesday.Police initially said the...
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