More funding now available to replace your fireplace
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - A new incentive program for residents is offering funding to replace high-polluting fireplaces.The Burn Cleaner Incentive Program is an initiative to address the impact of...
View ArticleOne dead, others displaced after home fires in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - One woman is dead following a southwest apartment fire, and multiple others had to find a new place to spend Christmas night after a home fire in Rosedale.Firefighters were called to...
View ArticlePhantom santas bring holiday cheer
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - You may have received a gift from a secret Santa this Christmas, but what about a phantom Santa? Well, some unsuspecting children and emergency employees had a visit by the...
View ArticleMan injured in east Bakersfield shooting
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Kern County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a shooting in east Bakersfield that has one man in the hospital.The shooting happened in the 1000 block of Flower Street around 7:30...
View ArticleNo injuries in Rosamond mobile home fire
ROSAMOND, CA. - Fire crews were called out to a mobile home fire in Rosamond on Christmas night after receiving a tip about smoke and flames, according to the Kern County Fire Department. The fire...
View ArticleTaking advantage of post holiday deals
Some shoppers were out today excited about the sales, others came out just to use a gift card and make returns, but most were over the holiday rush.Katy Hudson, the president of Consumer Credit...
View ArticleAirAsia flight missing
A passenger jet is missing with 162 people on board. Roughly an hour before the scheduled landing -- AirAsia flight 8501 lost contact with traffic control. The flight was on its way from Indonesia to...
View ArticlePedestrian accident in southeast Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA - CHP is investigating a crash involving a pedestrian in a wheelchair tonight in southeast Bakersfield. The crash happened on Casa Loma Drive near Madison Street. When a 17 News...
View ArticleInfant injured in suspected DUI crash
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A man is in jail accused of being drunk and endangering a child when he crashed his car Saturday night on south Allen Road near Ming Avenue.Police say 31-year-old Matthew Cuba was...
View ArticleDeputies looking for man suspected of robbing woman at Dollar General
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Deputies need your help finding a man suspected of robbing a woman in the parking lot of Dollar General on Bernard Street in east Bakersfield. Deputies say on the night of October...
View ArticleBear Valley Association ex-employee arrested for embezzlement
BEAR VALLEY, CA - Police in Bear Valley have arrested a former BVSA employee accused of embezzlement. Investigators say the Bear Valley Springs Association (BVSA) reported to the police in October...
View ArticleBVPD: Bear Valley Association ex-employee arrested for embezzlement
BEAR VALLEY, CA - Police in Bear Valley have arrested a former BVSA employee accused of embezzlement. Investigators say the Bear Valley Springs Association (BVSA) reported to the police in October...
View Article17 News Investigation: $153 million of taxpayer money spent on HECA project
Federal spending on a clean energy project planned for west of Bakersfield has ground to a halt, at least temporarily, as regulators await documentation proving the project is still viable, a 17 News...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue rock climbers in Kern River Canyon
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Two rock climbers will ring in the new year safe and sound thanks to Kern County firefighters. The two men were dangling over Highway 178 in the Kern River Canyon around 2:30 Sunday...
View ArticleDriver electrocuted in dump truck at industrial park north of Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A dump truck driver is dead, electrocuted while he was offloading dirt when part of his truck hit a power pole.It happened just before 11 Tuesday morning, just off northbound Highway...
View ArticlePolice looking for man suspected of auto theft
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help to identify a man accused of stealing a car in east Bakersfield. Police say sometime between December 4, and December 5, the victim’s vehicle was stolen from...
View ArticleDrilling company may layoff 700 local employees
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - A drilling company is warning the state it may layoff as many as 700 local employees.Ensign Energy Services filed the worker adjustment and retraining notice with the state on Dec....
View ArticleMan dies as a result of Highway 178 crash
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - An adult male, who was reportedly driving over 100 miles an hour in the fast lane of westbound Highway 178, has died after crashing his vehicle, according to the California Highway...
View ArticleCAPK offering food boxes for drought impacted families
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank will continue to serve families affected by the drought by offering prepackaged food boxes.Families able to receive services are those...
View ArticleBakersfield polar bear plunge happening tomorrow
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The folks at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center are inviting the public to join them for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, happening the morning of New Year's Day.Take the plunge and swim 25...
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