Bakersfield College qualified for $1.6 million, but needs more students to...
More than a million dollars is available to Bakersfield College, an amount the college hasn't seen in years due to school budget cuts.But school officials say in order to get all the money, they need...
View ArticleBakersfield Women's Business Conference
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Women's Business Conference strives to help women succeed by offering them the tools and guidance to do so. The 24th annual event takes place Thursday at the Rabobank Arena from...
View ArticleAt least five dead, 160 injured after Texas explosion
Police officials say a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas has killed anywhere from five to 15 people but that number could rise. At least 160 are injured. Those include several...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Rail grant for job training
Kern County has received part of a 1.5 million dollar grant to help give unemployed residents a chance at a construction job on the California High-Speed Rail project.The money will go to the Kern...
View ArticleKGET-TV to provide live coverage of FBI's news briefing
KGET 17 News will provide live coverage of the FBI’s news briefing in Boston at approximately 2:05 p.m. today. The FBI advises that it will use the event to appeal to Americans for their help in...
View ArticleFBI releases video of two 'dangerous' suspects in Boston bombing
By Pete Williams, Erin McClam and Tracy Connor, NBC NewsThe FBI has released video and photos of two "armed and extremely dangerous" suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and appealed for the...
View ArticleKGET's Kiyoshi Tomono wins Murrow Award
Bakersfield, CA - Congratulations to KGET's Kiyoshi Tomono who has earned a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio and Television Digital News Association. Kiyoshi earned the distinction of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Boston on lockdown as details pour in: Suspects told carjack victim...
Watch special live coverage from NBC NewsBy Pete Williams, Richard Esposito, Michael Isikoff and Tracy Connor, NBC NewsBoston and its suburbs, universities and transit system were on total lockdown...
View ArticleThe guardians of Honor Flight Kern County
All of Kern County's Honor Flight guardians help make the trip for local World War II and Korean War veterans possible. The guardians volunteer their time. They are paired with a veteran and make sure...
View ArticleVeteran, 101 makes Honor Flight trip
Kern County's fourth Honor Flight is scheduled to leave for D.C. on April 26. It's only been a few days since the third group of World War II and Korean War veterans returned from their trip. A...
View ArticleUpdate: Boston bombing suspect in custody
From MSNBC.comThe Boston Marathon bombing suspect was captured wounded but alive Friday night after police found him in a boat in a suburban backyard following a bloody rampage and daylong manhunt,...
View ArticleBakersfield Police render suspicious object safe
The following is a news release from the Bakersfield Police Department: On Friday, April 19, 2013, at approximately 1:33 p.m., the Bakersfield Police Department received a call of a suspicious object...
View ArticleHonor Flight veterans before and after the journey
Before Kern County's third Honor Flight left for the nation's capitol, 17 News spoke with three local World War II veterans anticipating the trip. Among them, a woman who repaired military planes, a...
View ArticleContact 17 News: Bakersfield woman asked to repay loans in National Guard...
In a Contact 17 News investigation, a Bakersfield woman said she is caught in the middle of a financial scandal involving the California Army National Guard, after an investigation found massive fraud...
View ArticleOfficer-involved shooting leaves Oildale man dead
The victim has been identified as 51-year-old Darren Raines. Deputies say Thursday, they received a call about spousal abuse between Raines and his girlfriend. Neighbors say shortly after, they saw...
View ArticleLocal Boston Marathon runners get back on the course
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Seven local runners who took part in the Boston Marathon got back on the course as they ran their first race since coming home to Bakersfield. They were honored at the Bucks for...
View ArticleManagement-tenant battle over code violations
BAKERSFIELD, CA - General dilapidation, unsanitary premises, lack of working smoke detectors and heating units, these are just a few of the 280 violations found at the most recent routine inspection...
View ArticleMan in custody after SWAT standoff in Oildale
A local man is in custody following a SWAT standoff in Oildale.Robert Shields, 41, is accused of assaulting Phillip Carpenter and threatening to kill him Saturday night on Greenacres Drive. Sheriff's...
View ArticleGas line break, fire evacuates residents in northeast Bakersfield
A massive fireball knocked out power and gas, and burned for several hours in northeast Bakersfield Monday morning. A repaving machine hit a natural gas line and caught fire just before 8:30 a.m. at...
View ArticleLocal group provides support for families of multiples
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Being a new parent can be a challenge, but imagine having twins, triplets, or even higher order multiples. Mother of 9 month old twins, Michelle Garner said, "We went through...
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