Appeals court: Concealed weapons law tossed out
(Washington Times) -- In a major victory for gun rights activists, a federal appeals panel in California has rejected a law in San Diego County that requires applicants for concealed carry permits to...
View ArticlePolice: Man tries to steal car from Valley Plaza lot
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying and locating a man and the vehicle he used while trying to steal a car. Police say on Sunday morning the man drove into the Sears...
View ArticleFamily mourns loss of 4-year-old
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The family of a four-year-old boy struck and killed by a car Wednesday evening is mourning the loss of their little one. The child's death is Kern County's first pedestrian fatality...
View ArticleThe state of downtown Bakersfield 2014
BAKERSFIELD,CA -- How often do you shop or eat in downtown? The Downtown Business Association held its annual State of the Downtown Bakersfield breakfast, sharing its vision of the future of the area...
View ArticleTrout's Nightclub: 2 buildings, one in foreclosure
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- It's considered one of the last Honky-Tonk places in Kern County and it's being recognized by a major institution.Trout's Nightclub has been a staple in Oildale for 83 years, which...
View ArticleLegality of Internet cafes argued in Fresno
FRESNO, CA -- The battle over the legality of Internet sweepstakes cafés before state justices in the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno Thursday. Some Bakersfield business owners are appealing...
View ArticleThe Harlem Globetrotters put on a show in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- They are icons of the basketball world. The famous Harlem Globetrotters were in Bakersfield Thursday night. Showing off their basketball and comedic skills in front of kids of all...
View ArticleSpecialty stores gear up for Valentine's Day
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Sweet Surrender employees estimate they use 1,500lbs of frosting for Valentine's Day treats. The holiday is the busiest time of year for some specialty stores. Work on flower...
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused of using machete to rob store
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A man is under arrest, accused of using a machete to rob a convenience store and steal a car. Officers raced to the AM/PM on Ming Avenue Friday morning just after one. Someone had...
View ArticleUpdate: Two children who were reported missing return home
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police say the two girls who were reported missing have returned home. Bakersfield Police were looking for two children who were reported missing. Savhanna Kenny, 12,...
View ArticleLove is in the air in Bakersfield, residents celebrate Valentine's Day
BAKERSFIELD,CA--They say love doesn't cost a thing but businesses still cash in on Valentine's Day and specialty shops around Bakersfield are no exception.The National Retail Federation estimates...
View ArticleMeasure G ruled invalid in superior court
BAKERSFIELD, CA--A judge's ruling has invalidated measure G. Voters passed measure G in 2012 to reduce the number of pot shops in Kern County by forcing them out of the more busy business...
View ArticlePresident Obama visits Fresno, talks drought
FRESNO, CA--President Obama is promising drought relief to California's crippled agriculture industry.The President arrived at Fresno Yosemite International Airport Friday afternoon.The big message was...
View ArticleCancer patient receives surprise kitchen upgrade
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A local woman battling stage four lung cancer returns home to find someone was in her house. But what they did to her home, brought a smile to her face.Carmen Munoz had no idea what...
View ArticleWhiskey Flat Days boosts Kernville businesses
KERNVILLE, CA-The annual Whiskey Flat Days rolled into President's Day Weekend, bringing with it a much needed boost to Kernville's economy. Business owners estimate the drought and shortened rafting...
View ArticleTwo CHP officers killed in wreck on Hwy 99 near Kingsburg
Two California Highway Patrol officers were killed Monday morning in a multiple-vehicle crash on Highway 99 in Kingsburg, officials confirmed to NBC affiliate KCRA.The officers' vehicle overturned in...
View ArticleTwo CHP officers die in car crash
KINGSBURG, CA - The California Highway Patrol is mourning the loss of two of its officers, who crashed their patrol car while trying to avoid pedestrians on Highway 99 early Monday morning. "We...
View ArticleResidential care facility threatened by widening project
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The 24th Street widening project could demolish nearly two dozen homes in the Westchester area, most of them on the north side of the streetOne of those homes is a residential care...
View Article17 News Special Report: City of the Future
Better schools and safer streets are things most parents want for their children but often times the cities we live don't have the finances to fund these priorities to fullest. That's not the case in...
View ArticleNew details into investigation in which a teenager was found dead in an Arvin...
ARVIN, CA -- The Kern County Sheriff's Department has turned its investigation over to the district attorney's office and is recommending murder and burglary charges be filed against 27-year-old...
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