Victims' Right March in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- It started as a reunion for victims of crime, but it grew to become one voice for each other. Tuesday evening hundreds marched in solidarity during the second annual Victims’ Rights...
View ArticleSchool district hiring more teachers
BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Kern County Superintendent of Schools is looking to hire more teachers. Two pieces of legislation, now in effect, are bringing more money to California schools and what they do...
View ArticleNorth High School Graduation
Oildale - Tonight on 17 News at 5 and 6, some students were told they weren't graduating from North High School in Oildale, at an assembly, by a truancy officer with a dean present. Our 17 News...
View ArticleFuneral director, owners respond to allegations
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The funeral director and owners of a Lake Isabella mortuary are responding to state allegations that their business failed to provide prepaid burial services.The complaint was field...
View ArticleHigh school seniors say they were shamed at assembly
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A group of senior North High School students said they were singled out and publicly shamed for not making the grades to graduate. The Kern High School District issued apologies to...
View ArticleLocal doctor fights misconduct allegations
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Medical Board of California is investigating a local doctor after the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct suspended his license and put him on two years...
View ArticlePolice searching for armed robber
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police need your help finding a man they say robbed a store last week on Wible Road. Police say the man entered the Go-Go Mini Mart on Wible Road April 1 around 9:30...
View ArticleMcFarland student suprised with $40,000 scholarship
MCFARLAND, CA - McFarland High School AP Pre-calculus teacher Mr. T began his lecture just like any other day Thursday.Only this time, cameras were there."I see a bunch of people outside and I'm like...
View ArticleMaking water conservation fun
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Kern County Water Agency is pumping kids up when it comes to saving water by putting a fun spin on education about conservation at local schools.Each year, The Kern County Water...
View ArticleRelay for Life survivor reception
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield's Relay for Life is a little over three weeks away. Thursday night, survivors celebrated life at a special reception just for them at St. Philip the Apostle Church in...
View ArticlePolice: Man steals checks to buy goods at Target
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police are looking for a man they say stole personal checks from a locked car then used those checks to buy goods at Target. Police say the man broke into the car that...
View ArticleDA: No charges for deputies in deadly Silva confrontation
There will be no criminal charges filed against the seven deputies and two CHP officers involved in a deadly confrontation with a man near KMC in 2013, District Attorney Lisa Green announced...
View ArticleDistrict attorney: No charges to be filed in David Silva case
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- District Attorney Lisa Green held a news conference Friday announcing she will not file charges in the David Sal Silva case. Green announced she would conduct an independent...
View ArticlePolice: Men wanted for alleged suspicious activity
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police need your help finding three men they say were involved in some suspicious activity near a construction yard on Buck Owens Boulevard. Police say the men arrived...
View ArticleNew recycling facility opening in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA --We're giving you an exclusive look inside a new recycling facility in Bakersfield that's helping you go green by fulling up your blue bins. It's a venture funded by local haulers to...
View ArticleTeen killed in off-roading accident
A Bakersfield teen is dead following an off-roading accident Friday evening. The crash happened on open land off Round Mountain Road.The CHP says two teenagers were sitting in the bed of a lifted...
View ArticleFour dead in Highway 58 collision
Four people died on Highway 58 Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.CHP officers say a landscaping truck and a van collided head-on near Fairfax Road.Officers say 22 year-old...
View ArticleSecond grader honors new recruits and past war heroes
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- A 7-year-old Bakersfield girl raised enough money to send a veteran on Honor Flight Kern County. Honor Flight sends veterans to visit their respective memorials in Washington...
View ArticleBakersfield couple remembers Boston bombings
BAKERSFIELD,CA- Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing attack. Three people were killed and more than 250 injured at the marathon's finish line. A local couple was at...
View ArticleEleven TRIP projects in development
The streets of Bakersfield will be experiencing a lot of changes in the upcoming months. Several projects by the Thomas Road Improvement Program are moving forward despite some controversy surrounding...
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