County supervisors discuss illegal fireworks
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Kern County supervisors are meeting today to to hear recommendations for tougher penalties for individuals setting off illegal fireworks. The recommendations will come from Kern...
View ArticleCovered California tour in town today
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The covered California bus tour will stop in Bakersfield today to raise awareness about its second open enrollment dates.The tour will be at Central Bakersfield Health Center/...
View ArticleBakersfield's Relay for Life has new location for 2015
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The American Cancer Society says the Kern County Fairgrounds will be the site for the 2015 Relay For Life of Bakersfield, to be held May 2-3, 2015. According to a news release,...
View ArticleAppeals Court: Family of Bakersfield man shot, killed by police can sue...
BAKERSFIELD, CA - An appeals court has made a ruling in the death of a Bakersfield man shot to death by Fresno police in 2010. The ruling says his family can sue the makers of the alcoholic-energy...
View ArticleSettlement in Community Recycling wrongful death lawsuit
BAKERSFIELD, CA - There's a settlement agreement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of two brothers who died at the Community Recycling plant near Lamont. 17 news has learned the...
View ArticleDrive through flu shot clinic Wednesday in southwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A drive through flu shot clinic takes place in southwest Bakersfield Wednesday afternoon.Officials at Mercy and Memorial Hospital say the clinic will take place at Mercy Southwest...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Kern County DUI epidemic
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Despite tougher laws, decades of public education programs and millions of dollars in federal grants for special enforcement and ramped up prosecution -- Kern County's epidemic of...
View ArticleRelay for Life gets a new location
Organizers with the American Cancer Society announced today they've reached a deal with the Kern County Fairgrounds...something they've dreamed about for years.The first relay for life was at...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Stay-at-Home Moms
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - New data reveals there are more stay-at-home moms now than there have been in the last three decades, even as the cost of child care and other experiences have gone up tremendously....
View ArticleNTSB releases update on SpaceShipTwo crash
MOJAVE, CA. - A report released Wednesday by the National Transit Safety Board reveals the feather braking system had been unlocked prematurely by the deceased copilot.On-scene NTSB investigators into...
View ArticleLAPD and local SWAT arrest man after standoff
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - An eight-hour SWAT standoff in the Oleander area ended overnight with the arrest of a man wanted in a Los Angeles-area murder.Tthe BPD received a call for assistance from Los Angeles...
View ArticleDelano VFW building sold to area hospital
Delano, CA. - The Delano Regional Medical Center has purchased the VFW Hall from the city of Delano, citing the city's inability to maintain costs and maintenance of the aged building.According to...
View ArticleDMV extending services due to AB 60
SACRAMENTO, CA. - The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today announced that it is extending office hours and adding appointment opportunities starting in January, 2015. The move is made to...
View ArticleBC alert system notifying students of bomb threat
The Bakersfield College emergency alert system is notifying students of a bomb threat on campus around 3:50 p.m. today.They are urging the campus to evacuate.The alert states: "BC has received a bomb...
View ArticleNationwide LGBT equality study rates Bakersfield
WASHINGTON, - A new report assessing LGBT equality in various cities has concluded and rates 55 cities in California, including Bakersfield. The 3rd annual report surveyed 353 cities across the nation...
View ArticleHall announces Gifts for Seniors drive
From the Hall Ambulance news release.With the holidays approaching, generosity and acts of kindness will be a plenty, with particular focus on the children in our community. However, there is one...
View ArticleKCSO re-releasing video in hopes of more leads
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The Kern County Sheriff's Office said they have exhausted leads in the murder of a BNSF Railroad worker and is re-releasing surveillance video they hope will lead them to more...
View ArticleLeaders light fuse to crack down on illegal fireworks
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Local leaders lit the fuse to crack down on illegal fireworks. Tuesday morning County Supervisors and Kern County's Fire Chief, discussed recommendations from city and county...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Stay at home moms starting businesses
BAKERSFIELD, CA.- Being a stay at home mom is a tough job with no pay and no days off. But more women are adding entrepreneur to the title and making extra cash for their families. Fifty-two percent...
View ArticleTaft Union High School shooting trial: jurors sworn in
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Opening statements are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, in the trial of accused Taft Union High School shooter, Bryan Oliver.Court proceedings started Thursday morning with...
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