Taft city council addresses biosolids buildup at wastewater treatment plant
TAFT Calif, - Taft city council members addressed the biosolid buildup at their wastewater treatment plant last night.During the meeting, the council authorized the city to spend up to $100,000 to...
View ArticleGET board's monthly meeting discusses resignation requests
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - During the Golden Empire Transit District’s monthly meeting last night, concerns over resignation requests for some board members were addressed.GET Board of Directors chair...
View ArticleTaft city council reconsiders movement of Robin Williams' handprints to Fox...
TAFT, Calif. – The Taft city council hit a roadblock Tuesday in the process of moving the late actor Robin Williams’ handprints to the Taft Fox Theater.“We got to looking at it, and because the...
View ArticleLocal reading program looks for community volunteers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Kern Community Reading Project is looking for volunteers from the community to become reading coaches for local second grade students. The project, which began in 1999, looks...
View ArticlePolice seeking suspect for attempted robbery at La Villa Restaurant
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Police are asking for assistance with identifying and locating a suspect in an Aug. 26 attempted robbery that officers say occurred at La Villa Restaurant on Chester Avenue.The...
View ArticleMemorial funds arranged for victims of DUI accident on Rosedale Highway
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Memorial and relief accounts for victims of a traffic accident, which claimed the lives of two individuals and injuring another Saturday morning has been arranged through Kern...
View ArticleHome Depot is looking into 'unusual activity,' monitoring potential credit...
The recent potential credit and debit card security breach at Home Depot is under investigation by the company, which says it will notify customers immediately if the breach is confirmed.A Home Depot...
View ArticleU-Haul driver plows into limo in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif.– Authorities in Fresno are looking for the driver of a U-Haul truck driver they say plowed into a limousine. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident happened around 10...
View ArticleContact 17: Stella Hills Elementary School pick-up mix-up
BAKERSFIELD, CA- One central Bakersfield mom contacted 17 News after the scare of a lifetime Tuesday, when she got a call that a stranger had picked up her five year old son from school. Kandace...
View ArticleMan found injured after purported fight in Arvin parking lot
ARVIN, Calif. - A man was found beaten in Arvin Wednesday after a possible physical fight, according to the Arvin Police Department.Officers say they arrived at the parking lot of Alshaif Market at...
View ArticleDeputy sentenced today with community service, probation
Kern County Sheriff Deputy John Swearengin was sentenced today to 480 hours of community service and three years probation.
View ArticleDeputy involved in fatal crash was sentenced to community service, probation
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.– The Kern County Sheriff’s deputy, who hit and killed two pedestrians with a patrol car in December 2011, was sentenced Thursday to 480 hours of community service and three years...
View ArticleTraffic advisory for upcoming road work on 24th Street
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A traffic advisory was released today concerning soil sampling work for the 24th Street Improvement Project.According to the Thomas Roads Improvement Program, crews will be...
View ArticleJoan Rivers confirmed dead at 81
BREAKING: Joan Rivers died Thursday, after complications during a throat surgery.Rivers' daughter, Melissa Rivers, confirmed her mother's death to NBC News Thursday.Rivers had recently been...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Bakersfield Police Department says a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint will be conducted on Saturday, Sept. 6, at an undisclosed location in Bakersfield.The AVOID the 18...
View ArticleMan arrested for alleged December drunk-driving incident
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A man suspected a December deadly drunk driving crash in southwest Bakersfield has been arrested and is due in court Thursday.Junner Mayorga-Espinal, 20, was involved in a wreck...
View ArticleObama discusses crisis in Ukraine, ISIS, at NATO Summit
NEWPORT, WALES - President Obama was in Wales today for the NATO Summit. The official agenda was set to focus on the crisis in Ukraine and combat in Afghanistan but the rise of ISIS has dominated...
View ArticleShafter man held for cocaine smuggling indicted by federal grand jury
FRESNO, Calif. – The Shafter man who authorities call a drug kingpin is being held in federal custody after being found with $3 million worth of cocaine and $3.1 million in cash has been indicted for...
View ArticleBPD officer involved in fatal shooting cleared to return to duty
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - On August 27, 2014, the Critical Incident Review Board determined that the shot fired by Officer Aaron Stringer in the Officer Involved Shooting on August 6, 2014, at the...
View ArticleVeteran journalist receives lifetime achievement award, scholarship fund in...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Steve E. Swenson received the Kern Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 30-year long career covering crime and the courts for the Bakersfield...
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