Body discovered in orchard
A farmworker found a body in an orchard Friday morning.Sheriff's detectives were called to Whisler Road, about a half mile east of Highway 43. They say the partially buried body was found in the Poso...
View ArticleMailbox thieves strike southwest Bakersfield neighborhood
Dozens of mailbox thefts this week in a southwest Bakersfield neighborhood have residents on high alert. They say thieves are stealing their mail to steal their identity. The Bakersfield Postmaster...
View ArticleTeen killed in ATV accident
Friends and family are remembering an 18-year-old Bakersfield High School student, who was killed after crashing his ATV. The accident happened Friday night on Panama Lane, west of South Enos Lane....
View ArticleKids with cancer get a special Christmas party
Christmas is a child's favorite holiday, but Christmas day isn't fun for every kid coping with cancer."Financially, emotionally, every single way, it's hard," says Erika Lopez, whose daughter Baulina...
View Article18 year old dies in car accident
A Bakersfield teenager is dead following a crash in Shafter. The accident happened around 8:30 Friday night on Lerdo Highway, just west of Driver Road.Sheriff's Deputies say the driver, 18-year-old...
View ArticleKids with cancer get a special Christmas party
Christmas is a child's favorite holiday, but Christmas Day isn't fun for every kid coping with cancer."Financially, emotionally, every single way, it's hard,” says Erika Lopez, whose daughter Baulina...
View ArticleBakersfield has most expensive gas in state
According to the Lundberg survey, Bakersfield now has the most expensive gas in the state.Stockton has the least expensive gas, at $3.42 a gallon.The most expensive is here in Bakersfield at...
View Article5 people dead after Indian reservation shooting
Five people are dead, including the gunman who Tulare County Sheriff's Deputies say, opened fire on the Tule Indian Reservation near Porterville.The peaceful community on the Tule Indian Reservation...
View ArticleInside the new AIS Cancer Center at San Joaquin Community Hospital
The new AIS Cancer Center at San Joaquin Community Hospital is just weeks away from opening its doors to patients. The center was dedicated to the community over the weekend with a special light show....
View ArticleMotive unknown in deadly Indian reservation shooting
Two days after a deadly shooting in the quiet community on the Tule Indian Reservation near Porterville, tribal police are making sure trespassers don't get to the grieving family.Friends of the...
View ArticleCMN: The Eckroth family
Once again this year, TV-17 is teaming with the Children's Miracle Network to benefit Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and the Lauren Small Children's Medical Center.The CMN mediathon is Wednesday,...
View ArticleMore toys needed for children at Bakersfield Homeless Center
You still have time to take part in our "17 Days of Christmas" holiday toy drive.We're collecting new, unwrapped toys for children living at the Bakersfield Homeless Center and kids who recently moved...
View ArticleWings of Rescue: Homeless pets airlifted to new homes
Every year, thousands of dogs and cats are abandoned at overcrowded animal shelters in Kern County. But, on Monday, dozens of local homeless animals were transported on a private plane to find new...
View ArticleSoldier's remains to be buried in Bakersfield after 62 years
62 years ago, an 18-year-old Bakersfield High School student dropped out of school to fight in the Korean War. But, Roosevelt Clark never came home and no one knew what happened to him, until now. The...
View ArticleLocal fans react to death of singer Jenni Rivera.
U.S. investigators are sending a team to Mexico to help find the cause of a jet crash that killed Jenni Rivera, the California-born singer who became a superstar of Mexican-American music.Rivera died...
View ArticleResidents of Bakersfield's Ward 1 push for special election
Residents of Bakersfield's Ward One are mobilizing to start the process of holding a special election to replace former councilman Rudy Salas.Salas was elected to the State Assembly in November.If...
View ArticleMan arrested for DUI after crashing into building
A man is in custody after slamming into a building early Tuesday morning.Police say a man was drunk and drove his pickup into the Chase Bank off Stockdale and California in the Stockdale Village...
View ArticleHigh speed chase injures wife, kills daughter of local firefighter
A man is charged with murder in a crash that killed the daughter of a Kern County firefighter.Authorities say 45-year-old Marvin Hicks led Sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase through Palmdale...
View ArticleKCSO: Homeowner shoots robbery suspect
People living in one east Bakersfield neighborhood are anxious and on alert after Kern County Sheriff's deputies say a homeowner shot a robbery suspect. Investigators say it happened just before 11:00...
View ArticleClosing arguments begin in doctor's trial versus the city
After weeks of expert witnesses and testimony, closing arguments began Tuesday in the civil trial pitting a disabled doctor against the city of Bakersfield and Hall Ambulance."You have seen that they...
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