Florists prepare for Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day, which means many couples are celebrating their love with chocolate hearts, stuffed animals, and of course flowers.We visited a local flower shop where they've been preparing for...
View ArticleOfficials: Burned remains identified as ex-cop Dorner
(AP) - Officials say that the burned remains found in a Southern California mountain cabin have been positively identified as fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner.A San Bernardino County...
View ArticleRemebering a local World War II veteran
Kern County has lost a member of the Greatest Generation. World War II veteran, Army Corporal Adolph Hanson, died Tuesday. He was 95 years old. But, friends say his life was cut short. They say the...
View ArticleLocal cotton grower taking Aera Energy back to court
Ten years ago, Buttonwillow cotton grower Fred Starrh first filed suit against Aera Energy for polluting his groundwater.Next Tuesday, Starrh is taking Aera back to court for round four.This time it's...
View ArticleLawmaker pushes to repeal Family Cap law
For nearly two decades, women who get pregnant while on the CalWORKS program, continue to be denied more money after the baby's birth.But, a Los Angeles Assembly member wants to repeal the Family Cap...
View Article17 News talks to mother of Tehachapi man accused of having sex with boys
A Tehachapi community activist appeared in court Thursday on charges he had sex with two boys. 26-year-old Steven Vogel was in a Mojave courtroom and 17 News spoke with his mother about the allegations...
View ArticleStandard schools search completed; No threat discovered
No threat was found when sheriff's deputies conducted a thorough search of both Standard schools Friday morning after an anonymous 911 call said there was a man with a gun on campus. Classes resumed...
View ArticleStudy ranks foodborne illness categories
One in six people in the United States get sick each year from food. A new report will be published next month, ranking the types of food associated with foodborne illness. Dairy, poultry and leafy...
View ArticleThe lingering dangers of meth labs
Methamphetamine labs appear to be on a sharp decline across Kern County. That's the word from local narcotics officers and the Department of Environmental Health Services. However, meth use is still...
View ArticleMeadows Field Airport bouncing back from economic slump
Officials said more people have been flying in and out of Meadows Field over the last couple of years. So much so, they are considering adding more flights. In 2007, the airport took a hit, losing...
View ArticleCity reaches deal with Bakersfield Police Officer's Association
After working six years without a pay raise, there's a deal on the table for Bakersfield police officers.City Manager Alan Tandy says the city and the Bakersfield Police Officers Association have...
View ArticleFamily appeals for help in finding hit and run driver
The family of a young Bakersfield man is pleading for help in finding the driver who struck and killed him last weekend, then took off."I'm very angry. I'm hurt because if that were their kid, how can...
View ArticleThousands celebrate Whiskey Flat Days in Kernville
Thousands traveled back to the old west for the 56th annual Whiskey Flat Days in Kernville. With gorgeous weather repeat attendees think this may be the biggest year yet. Cars lined up for miles just...
View ArticleBee shortage may increase some food prices
Food prices could skyrocket, particularly fruits and nuts, due to a shortage of honey bees. Many of California's crops rely heavily on bees for pollination and officials say Kern County is seeing a...
View ArticleLakers owner Jerry Buss dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Lakers' owner Jerry Buss has died at age 80.Spokesman Bob Steiner says Buss died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He'd been hospitalized for...
View ArticleControversial hydrogen power plant could get needed approval this year
A new hydrogen energy power plant could have all of the permits to break ground this year in Kern County. That's the word from SCS Energy, which is backing the project.But, some local farmers and...
View ArticleFracking for the motherload: The untapped potential of the Monterey formation
Kern is already the largest oil producing county in the state, but could we produce even more? New estimates show our region is sitting on 15.4 billion barrels of oil, rivaling America's total...
View ArticleNew CSU chancellor visits CSUB
The new chancellor of the California State University system, is touring Bakersfield and pledging to help students at CSUB become successful graduates.Timothy White took over as CSU chancellor in...
View ArticleThieves steal car of woman in need of kidney
A local woman who recently found out she's getting a kidney transplant, also learned over the weekend that the car she uses to get to her doctor's appointments was stolen.It has been three years since...
View ArticleAnother hit list targets students at a Taft school
Another hit list in Taft, another investigation, and another young man in trouble.Yes, it's happened again and Sheriff's Deputies say it was yet another joke in bad taste.It's the latest prank of its...
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