KGET is 'Serving Up Change' with a new challenge for families
How can you bring your family closer together? What meal time traditions can you start in your home to keep your family together and your children away from negative influences?Sunrise has launched...
View ArticlePolice: Couple accused of using stolen credit card numbers
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield couple is accused of using stolen credit card numbers from people nationwide to make purchases at several retailers. Bakersfield police say Adrian Tinoco, 24 and his...
View ArticleLocal teen goes to D.C. with Honor Flight Kern County
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Honor Flight Kern County is able to take local veterans to see their memorials in Washington, D.C. thanks to our generous community. Last month, we introduced you to a Bakersfield...
View ArticleKCSO: Man arrested for alleged sexual assault of unconscious woman
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield man has been arrested after deputies say he sexually assaulted a Ridgecrest woman in his home near Highway 58 and Weedpatch Highway. Sheriff's officials say the...
View ArticleFormer police chief Eric Matlock passes away
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Retired Bakersfield Police Chief Eric Matlock died earlier Thursday afternoon after a battle with cancer.According to a city memo from Police Chief Greg Williamson, Matlock worked in...
View ArticleMan accused of carving swastika into sign at federal courthouse
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding a man they say was seen carving a swastika into a sign at the federal courthouse on 19th Street last month. Police say on the morning of August 26,...
View ArticleVeteran receives Bakersfield home
BAKERSFIELD, CA - An Iraq war veteran and his family spent their first night Thursday,in a newly remodeled mortgage-free Bakersfield home. They got it as part of Operation Homefront, a national...
View ArticleAbernathy charter school closing
TEHACHAPI, CA- The Abernathy Collegiate Charter School's independent school board voted Thursday night to close the school's doors. The school thought they would fill desks with 150 students this year,...
View ArticlePerson hospitalized after shooting on Real Road
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A person is in the hospital after being shot in the 500 block of Real Road Thursday night, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.The shooting occurred at approximately...
View Article21st Congressional District Debate
Bakersfield, CA -- On October 8 at 7 p.m., candidates for the 21st Congressional district in the November 4 election will face each other in a debate on KGET TV-17 in Bakersfield and KSEE 24 in Fresno....
View ArticlePet of the Week - Sept. 26, 2014
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Meet Scamp, an eight-week old pup who needs a home and is waiting for adoption at the SPCA.If you're interested in adopting our pet of the week, you can call the SPCA at...
View ArticleKern County Library to begin 'Storytime Online' in October
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Kern County Library will host its first ever Storytime Online session, allowing anyone with an internet connection to take part.Storytime Online will be streamed live from...
View Article2014 Bakersfield Christmas Parade announces deadlines
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Applications are now being accepted for this year's 32nd Annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade. Kaiser Permanente and San Joaquin Community Hospital will present "Here Comes...
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