Officer-involved shooting in Bear Valley Springs
The Kern County District Attorney's office is investigating an officer-involved shooting and a death in Bear Valley Springs.It happened just before ten Saturday night on Pinedale Drive.Bear Valley...
View ArticleLocal couple makes custom coffins
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A local couple turned their hobby of woodworking into a full-time job, but they aren't making the ordinary pieces you might expect. After hearing there was an interest in handmade...
View ArticleTax day help
Monday is tax day and if you're a last minute filer, or you haven't mailed in your returns, you may want to request a six-month extension. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program will provide free...
View ArticleOfficer involved shooting in Bear Valley Springs
BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS, CA - A 21-year-old man was killed in a shooting over the weekend in Bear Valley Springs but police refuse to say whether his death is connected to an officer-involved shooting in...
View ArticleBakersfield man dead after crash in Shafter
SHAFTER, CA - A 22-year-old Bakersfield man is dead after a head-on crash in Shafter. The accident happened just before 6:30 Sunday morning on Sante Fe Way, south of Burbank Street. CHP officers say...
View ArticleHotel manager accused of killing tenant
A Bakersfield hotel manager accused of killing her tenant during a heated dispute is expected in court Monday.Lisa Richardson, 46, is accused of killing 45-year-old Allan Johnson. It happened last...
View ArticleUPDATE: 3rd explosion in Boston after blasts at marathon
By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC NewsTwo explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, as runners completed the...
View ArticleContact 17: Illegal dumping problem persists
A Bakersfield woman e-mailed 17 News more than two years ago about people dumping trash in front of her business. City crews cleaned up the garbage but since then she said, people continue to trash the...
View ArticleKern County's third Honor Flight returns home
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The third local Honor Flight returned to Meadows Field Sunday night with 31 veterans aboard. The program took two Korean War veterans and 29 veterans of World War II to Washington DC...
View ArticleLocal contractors: Out-of-state workers to build high-speed rail
High-speed rail promises to create hundreds of construction jobs when it's built through Bakersfield. But, according to some area non-union contractors many of those jobs won't be filled locally. The...
View ArticleHonor Flight veterans visit Washington D.C.
The veterans on board Kern County's third Honor Flight are settling back into their normal routines after a busy weekend in our nation's capitol. The Honor Flight is meant to be a 'thank you' to these...
View ArticleBakersfield police search for masked bank robbers
A bank robbery in southwest Bakersfield locked down a high school and had police searching door to door for suspects Tuesday. As of 5 p.m., police said the suspects were still on the loose and possibly...
View ArticleBakersfield family reacts to Oregon murderer's sentence
The Bakersfield family of a mother and her children killed in Oregon, is unhappy with the sentence in the case. Jordon Criado was sentenced to life without parole Monday, but the family wanted the...
View Article16th District Senate Debate
BAKERSFIELD, CA - All five candidates for the 16th district Senate race were in Bakersfield Tuesday night for a debate hosted by KERN Radio. It was a packed house at the Marriott conference center as...
View ArticleEmployers cutting hours to compensate for Affordable Care Act costs
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare, will affect businesses nationwide. Here in Bakersfield, some part-time employees are already seeing changes. North of the River...
View ArticleEngine failure caused fatal airplane crash
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A preliminary report says the Arizona plane crash that killed a Bakersfield woman last month was likely caused by engine failure.The National Transportation Safety Board says the...
View ArticleArmed bank robbers still on the loose
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Two people who robbed a bank are still on the loose. The two took money from the Citizens Business Bank branch on Stockdale Highway yeseterday.A GPS tracking device in the money bag...
View ArticleSource: Boston suspect ID'd
(CNN) -- Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, a source who has been briefed on the investigation told CNN's John King exclusively.The breakthrough came...
View ArticleWife of ex-official charged in slain Texas DA case
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC NewsThe wife of a jailed former justice of the peace in the Texas county where a district attorney and his wife were found dead in their home in March has been...
View ArticleLost Navy uniform: Bakersfield man searching for owner
A Bakersfield man is searching for the owner of a Navy uniform he found in an abandoned storage unit. According to the tag it belongs to Mike Geissel. "I've found little tiny trinkets but nothing like...
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