Shooting in east Bakersfield leaves man in critical condition
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A man remains in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday night in east Bakersfield. Bakersfield Police responded to a 9-1-1 call Tuesday night in the 100 block of Kincaid...
View ArticleCoroner identifies man from fatal crash south of Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The name of the driver killed in a suspected DUI crash south of Bakersfield earlier this week has been identified. It happened Monday afternoon on Buena Vista Boulevard and Edison...
View ArticlePolice: Two women suspected of using stolen credit card at Walmart
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police need your help finding two women they say used a stolen credit card to buy items at Wal-Mart in south Bakersfield. Police say on June 8, the women used a credit card taken...
View ArticlePolice searching for man suspected of sexual assault
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police are looking for a man suspected of physically and sexually assaulting a woman in her apartment earlier this month.Police say on the afternoon of June 3, the victim allowed...
View ArticleDeputies host 'coffee with a cop'
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Improving the quality of life in east Bakersfield neighborhoods. That's just one of the goals behind the third 'coffee with a cop' event at the east Bakersfield sheriff's...
View ArticlePolice ask for public's help to solve shooting
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help to solve a shooting during a fight that sent one man to the hospital as several others involved fled the scene. It happened in the 100 block of...
View ArticleMcFarland Police Chief still chief, not at work
MCFARLAND, CA - Where is the Chief of the McFarland Police Department? Lots of folks in McFarland want to know and those who do know aren't talking. 17 News confirmed Wednesday, Police Chief Greg...
View ArticleWarrants required for police to search cell phones
Police officers must get a search warrant before they can search the phone of a person they are arresting. That was the unanimous decision made Wednesday by the United States Supreme Court, protecting...
View ArticleCrippling mosquito virus could be seen in California
A certain type of mosquito known to carry a crippling virus has been found in California. The virus is called "Chikungunya" and it's affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean.A local...
View ArticleBarbecue benefits local wounded veterans
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Hundreds of people showed up in downtown Bakersfield Wednesday, to support our veterans at the 3rd annual Wounded Heroes Fund barbecue.Volunteers cooked up 2,500 tri tip...
View ArticleGermany beats USA in World Cup soccer match, but USA still advances
(ESPN) -- USA lost 1-0 to Germany in Recife but the result was enough for both countries to progress to the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup.Thomas Muller's second-half goal was the difference...
View ArticleNew approach to battling addiction
LOS ANGELES, CA -- There's a new approach to battling addiction that could have the potential to save lives. It's an implantable drug that makes it easier to quit, by reducing or eliminating the...
View ArticleDeputies find stolen PG&E equipment in Shafter
SHAFTER, CA -- A Shafter man has been arrested, accused of being in possession of a stolen PG&E gas detector. The sheriff's rural crime unit had recently been checking on stolen equipment in...
View ArticlePolice seek couple accused of stealing items from Macy's
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police need your help finding a man and woman suspected of stealing items from Macy's in the Valley Plaza mall last month. Police say on the afternoon of May 9, 2014, the two...
View ArticleMan shot, killed in northwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A teenager is behind bars, accused of shooting and killing a man in northwest Bakersfield. It happened Wednesday night around 7:30 in the 8900 block of Cinnabar court, in the...
View ArticlePolice: Woman steals purse from Kaiser Permanente
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police need your help finding a woman they say stole a purse from a medical office building in downtown Bakersfield. Police say on the afternoon of May 13, the suspect entered the...
View ArticleGolden State Mall tenants forced to leave, after mall defaults on $7.2...
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Several vendors at the F Street Shopping Plaza say they've been told to pack up and move out. The mall is closed. The power is off. The gas is off and the parking lot is...
View ArticleWoman accused in texting and driving fatality is sentenced
BAKERSFIELD, CA - What began as Kern County's first fatal texting and driving trial, is now over. Anna Marie Reynosa is in jail, serving the sentence she received Thursday for misdemeanor vehicular...
View ArticleLawsuit over local Internet cafes headed to California Supreme Court
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The fight continues between the Kern County District Attorney's office and Internet café owners. 17 news has learned the California Supreme Court will hear a civil case over local...
View ArticleTeen accused of killing stepfather
BAKERSFIELD, CA - We are learning more about about a deadly shooting in a quiet northwest Bakersfield neighborhood.Police say a teenager is in custody after he shot and killed his stepfather Wednesday...
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