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BAKERSFIELD, CA - The official start of summer is less than a week away. Kern County has already had several days of triple digit heat, and the heat can be deadly. That is why 17 News and the Volunteer...
View ArticleFire officials host community meeting
LAKE ISABELLA, CA - Fire crews have worked tirelessly day and night to contain the Shirley fire and keep people in the area safe. Monday evening, fire officials hosted a meeting in Wofford Heights to...
View ArticleKern Medical Center layoffs, department closures approved
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved at its morning meeting cutting 51 positions at Kern Medical Center and closing two of the county-run hospital's departments.Kern...
View ArticleGovernor appoints councilman to public-private partnership
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Governor Brown has appointed Bakersfield City Council member Harold Hanson, 77, to the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley. The organization is a public-private...
View Article'Fast & Furious 7' looking for extras at casting call
LANCASTER, CA -- If you're looking to be an extra for a Hollywood movie, check this out. Rich King Casting is looking for extras to work in the the film 'Fast & Furious 7' which will be filming...
View ArticleHit-and-run victim honored
BAKERSFIELD, CA - There is a major development in a deadly hit-and-run case. On Tuesday, the third anniversary of the death of former Kern High School District Police Chief, Steven Alvidrez, the...
View ArticleSupervisors discuss county department cuts
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The first of what will be many lengthy discussions about the county budget took place Tuesday. The theme this year is cuts to libraries, non-profits, and even public safety.Actual...
View ArticleTulare County officers search east Bakersfield home
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- SWAT officers from Tulare County were searching for evidence in east Bakersfield Wednesday morning, in their investigation into a deadly home invasion robbery last month.The...
View ArticleChild found alone in stroller in vacant Tehachapi field for more than 10 hours
TEHACHAPI, CA -- The mother of a 2-year-old child is facing charges of child abuse, after the Kern County Sheriff's Department says she left the child alone in a Tehachapi field for more than 10...
View ArticleTwo men, woman suspected of using stolen credit card, burglary
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police need your help identifying three people they say used a stolen credit card to buy merchandise at the Rosedale Walmart earlier this month. Police say two men and...
View ArticleGovernor appoints attorney to Kern County Fair board of directors
SACRAMENTO, CA -- Governor Brown has appointed a criminal defense attorney to the Kern County Fair Board of Directors. David Torres, 52, according to a release from the governor's press office, has...
View ArticleBadger badgers Oildale family
OILDALE, CA - A homeowner in Oildale wants to evict an unwelcome guest. A badger is badgering his family, living under his house for several days. Valentin Ortiz says he tried calling local and state...
View ArticleSheriff's deputies face cuts, layoffs
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Fewer sheriff's deputies on our roads and longer response times. That's what the sheriff says will happen if the Sheriff's Department is required to cut its budget by a recommended...
View ArticleDelano receives grant to clean up city
DELANO, CA- In the middle of a Delano neighborhood sits an empty lot that once had an abandoned home, a place that attracted crime. "We've had people coming to the council meetings for many months,...
View ArticleCity Manager will not face charges after hockey rink incident
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- No charges will be filed against Bakersfield City Manager Alan Tandy, after an investigation into an alleged assault at a hockey game. The Kern County District Attorney's office...
View ArticleKevin McCarthy elected House Majority Leader
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Republican Congressman from Bakersfield, Kevin McCarthy has been elected House Majority Leader.He defeated Idaho's Raul Labrador in a closed-door vote.Congressman McCarthy will...
View ArticlePolice: Two men suspected of stealing cash from Valley Plaza store
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police need your help finding two men they say stole money from a business in the Valley Plaza mall. Police say the men entered the Valley Plaza Mall March 4 and stole...
View ArticlePolice looking for man accused of using stolen ATM card
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police need your help to identify and locate a man accused of using a stolen ATM card. Police say the man is described as white or Hispanic, 40’s, bald, with a mustache.Police say...
View ArticlePolice: Men suspected of stealing designer sunglasses
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police need your help finding two men they say stole several pairs of designer sunglasses from a store on Ming Avenue last month. Police say on the afternoon of May 29, the men...
View ArticleDrunken fight leads to toddler abandonment
TEHACHAPI, CA - New details were released about the toddler abandoned overnight in a field. The family of the child's father confirms Stacey Nikkel got the two-year-old girl back only a few days before...
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