Celebrating a marriage milestone
BAKERSFIELD - A local couple is getting ready to celebrate a major marriage milestone. 17 News first introduced you to Olive and Verlan Stevens last year on their 77th wedding anniversary. Now, they...
View ArticleValley Fever and genetics: Study seeks funding to find connection
BAKERSFIELD - Are you more susceptible to Valley Fever symptoms because of your genes? That's the question researchers at Kern Medical Center want to answer to find better ways to treat those infected....
View ArticlePolice looking for man suspected of child molestation, kidnapping
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help in identifying a suspect wanted for child molestation and kidnapping.On August 18, 2013, between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., the suspect vehicle,...
View ArticleFamily ready to evacuate if fire comes too close
GLENNVILLE - A lightning storm Sunday ignited dozens of fires in Kern County, but four wildfires grew past the initial fire crew's response and continue to burn Monday. The biggest is the Shirley Fire...
View ArticleFirst air alert issued in Kern County this year
KERN COUNTY - We're under the season's first air alert. It started Monday as students headed back to class.An air alert is called when we're at risk of violating the one-hour standard for ozone.As the...
View ArticleAmberton residents file lawsuit against neighbor for wall
Bakersfield- A coalition of parents and residents in the Amberton and Stockdale Estates Neighborhood filed suit against a homeowner who built a brick wall along a walkway used by schoolkids. Homeowner...
View ArticleMurder blamed on boredom
(KFDX) Oklahoma police say three teens are set to be charged with first degree murder in Duncan after the shooting death of an Australian baseball player over the weekend.Police say the reason they...
View ArticleForest Service: Lightning fires continue
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Officials with the U.S. Forest Service say lightning caused wildfires continue to be discovered burning in the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument. As of...
View ArticleBPD: Serial rapist may have struck again
A woman was bound and raped early Monday morning by a man whose description matches that of a rapist who assaulted two other women in the last month, Bakersfield Police said Tuesday afternoon.The most...
View ArticleCHP: Highway 178 to remain closed in canyon until Thursday
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The California Highway Patrol says Highway 178 will remain closed through the Kern River Canyon until at least Thursday. That's due to mud and rock slides from Monday's...
View ArticlePolice looking for sexual assault suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying a suspect wanted for sexual battery. If you have any information regarding this case or the identity of the suspect, call the...
View ArticleHighway 178 through Kern Canyon will remain closed until at least Thursday
KERN COUNTY - Highway 178 is still shut down by rock slides that happened during Monday's severe weather. Caltrans says the highway will be closed until at least Thursday.Caltrans says crews are...
View ArticleCounty supervisors talk about KMC loan
BAKERSFIELD - Kern County supervisors once again discussed the financial position of Kern Medical Center on Tuesday.Supervisors decided last week to raise the debt ceiling for the hospital, yet...
View ArticleTriple digit heat leads to early dismissal at Shafter school
SHAFTER - Triple digit temperatures forced officials at Maple Elementary School to send students home early Tuesday. The temperature inside the classroom isn't much different from the temperature...
View ArticleHealth care town hall to be held in Bakersfield
LOS ANGELES - The state agency in charge of rolling out health care under the Affordable Care Act is charging forward.People can start signing up for health coverage through the state exchange,...
View ArticleState Farm selling Bakersfield building
State Farm is putting its massive office building in Southwest Bakersfield up for sale, spurring fears of job losses and transfers.Multiple media outlets reports the 55,000 square-foot State Farm...
View ArticleTown Hall Meeting on Community Recycling
Supervisor Leticia Perez is set to host a town hall meeting Wednesday night in Lamont to update residents about the embattled Community Recycling and Resource Recovery Facility. In October 2011, 2...
View ArticleCity of Bakersfield to operate own animal shelter
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield city officials say their current one-year operational/lease agreement with theCounty of Kern for the sheltering of stray and otherwise unwanted City animals expires on...
View ArticleHigh school dress code controversy
BAKERSFIELD - A mother is considering taking legal action over the Kern High School District's dress code policy. She says a Centennial High School staff member made her freshman daughter change into a...
View ArticlePolice, deputies establish sexual assault hotline
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office say they are vigilantly investigating the sexual assaults that have occurred within the last two months in the east...
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