New director hopes to lower Animal Control's high euthanasia rate
A new chapter has begun in Kern County's fight to lower its exceptionally high pet euthanasia rate. Jen Woodard, the county's new Animal Control Director, hopes to do what the county hasn't been able...
View ArticleGET officials to hear report on new routes
Tuesday night, GET bus officials will hear a report on the new bus routes recently implemented that caused some problems for riders.Golden Empire Transit officials say they started new routes and...
View ArticleOildale mother and son jailed after school truancy sweep
Police officers went door to door Tuesday morning on a mission to find students missing from school. The Kern High School District supplied officers with names of students in four high schools...
View ArticleContact 17 News: Never count on just the microchip for your dog
It's been a rough few weeks for this 12-year-old Labrador Retriever named Blue. His owner, Tammie Sullivan, tries to pet the past behind him, after he spent 9 days locked up in the Kern County Animal...
View ArticleGET bus riders vent over new routes
It's been a little more than a week since the Golden Empire Transit changed its routes. Riders are still upset and Tuesday night they vented at a GET board meeting in Bakersfield. "None of the people...
View ArticleHigh Speed Rail - to sue or not to sue?
To sue or not to sue, that's the decision the Bakersfield City Council will have to make Wednesday night regarding the High Speed Rail project. City officials say the High Speed Rail Authority glossed...
View ArticleAuditor Controller plans to retire
According to the Bakersfield Californian, Kern County's Auditor Controller Ann Barnett plans to retire.The paper reports Barnett plans to retire at the end of the year but has yet to make the decision...
View ArticleMan accused of using alcohol to have sex with underage girls
There are new details about a man accused of giving alcohol to underage girls, then having sex with them. Court documents say the man threatened to hurt the teenage girls if they didn't have oral sex...
View ArticleRumors of Walmart replacing old Mervyn's store
Dawn Stubbs works next door to the old Mervyn's on California Avenue. She says she walks by its empty lot to go to other stores in the Bakersfield Plaza. "I wish there was a Walmart or a Target or...
View ArticleCentennial football team welcomes new member
Under the Friday night lights, where progress is measured in yards and victories won in seconds, pride is earned each week in putting on the uniform and playing as a team.Perhaps that's why it meant...
View ArticleCouncil members tackle high speed rail, prevailing wages in heated debate
The city claims the Rail Authority is not following the California Environmental Quality Act by failing to offer specific information about how the rail project will impact downtown Bakersfield, if...
View ArticleFundraiser generates over $31,000
More than 26 hundred hamburgers were sold Wednesday outside the KGET studios to benefit the Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault.Between the barbecue, a television raffle, and cash...
View ArticleBakersfield toddler benefits from annual American Heart Walk
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Kern County. You can help fight it this weekend in Bakersfield.Twenty-month-old Reid Peterson's squeals of excitement don't give any indication of how...
View ArticleBakersfield homeless population grows yet some shelter beds are empty
Hundreds of empty beds that could be used by Kern County's homeless, but aren't. With shelters already overcrowded. It's become crucial to get these beds operational. There are nearly 200 beds for the...
View ArticleFashion show, luncheon to help fight breast cancer
Local men and women were looking pretty in pink while walking the catwalk to help in the fight against breast cancer. Links for Life held its annual Paint the Town Pink Luncheon and Fashion Show...
View ArticleMaking MRI procedure easier
If you’ve ever had an MRI, you know the experience can be unsettling. You lie on your back, stay completely still for about half an hour and listen to magnets whirl around you. But a group of...
View ArticleUnemployment numbers improve in Kern County and statewide
New job numbers are out and it's good news for Kern County and California. The county unemployment rate in September fell to 12 percent, the lowest level in four years.That number is down from 13.5...
View ArticleKern County Coroner: Autopsies taking longer because of understaffing
A Bakersfield family says it has been three months since their father's death, and they still don't have his autopsy results. They say they can't get his life insurance money or any closure.The Kern...
View ArticlePower struggle: Couple upset with PG&E's plan to chop down trees
Tall trees near power lines can be a serious safety hazard. But, a local couple is upset about PG&E's solution to removing a set of trees from their southwest Bakersfield backyard. The Kaiser...
View ArticleVolunteers visit wounded heroes and help modify a home
Members of the Wounded Heroes Fund hit the road this week, visiting two of our local servicemen recovering after losing their legs.Meantime, the non-profit is already preparing another local hero and...
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