New bus service to LAX canceled
After one week of service, the company that replaced the Airport Bus on Golden State Highway, has discontinued its service, according to Interstate Bus. Bakersfield passengers told 17 News that many...
View ArticleOfficer-involved shooting in Delano
A man is hospitalized with major injuries following an officer-involved shooting in Delano Saturday afternoon.Delano police say it started with a burglary in progress.Officers say when they got to the...
View ArticleKool-Aid kid shops for homeless children
BAKERSFIELD,CA--While hundreds in Kern County hit stores to grab deals for themselves on Black Friday, one local boy shopped for the less fortunate here in town. Eight-year-old Jaxon Evans also known...
View ArticleTips to avoid getting scammed this holiday season
BAKERSFIELD,CA- Generosity is the theme of the holiday season. People are spending more money and helping out those in need. Which is why scammers see it as an opportunity to bank on people's...
View Article4-year-old boy killed, 2 children injured in rollover crash on I-5
BUTTONWILLOW- A rollover accident on I-5 killed a 4-year-old Southern California boy, and injured two other children Sunday. CHP Officers say the kids were not secured in car seats. The single-vehicle...
View ArticlePolice lift lockdown at South High School
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Officials with the Kern High School District say around the time school was getting out at South High Monday someone from the area called police saying they saw a juvenile carrying...
View ArticleChurch fire investigation
DELANO, CA - Members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Delano are seeing what can be salvaged after an early morning fire. Even though firefighters have marked the sanctuary unsafe, members there say...
View ArticleBurglary victim investigated for shooting at suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Behind the gates of a Calcutta Drive apartment complex, several renters say they've been burglary victims. Early Monday morning, one victim decided to confront the man he saw...
View ArticleToddler murder suspect arraigned in a Bakersfield court
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Emotional outbursts rang throughout a Bakersfield courtroom Monday as the man accused of killing a California City toddler faced the boy's family.Mathew Berry pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleThe 26th annual 'Holiday Cottage' opens today
BAKERSFIELD, CA- You can help put a smile on the face of a child this holiday season by participating in the 26th annual 'Holiday Cottage.'"It's so hard for them. to be in a home without their family...
View ArticleDrilling California: A reality check on the Monterey Shale
A groundbreaking new report has been released, analyzing the oil production potential of California's Monterey Shale formation. According to the report's author, geoscientist J. David Hughes, this is...
View ArticleBody found in Kern County canal
DELANO, CA -- Officials with the Kern County Sheriff's Department say search and rescue and detectives are heading to the area of the Kern Friant Canal to recover a body. No further information has...
View ArticleJudge sentences man for fatal DUI crash
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A Bakersfield man convicted in a fatal dui crash from last year was sentenced to 29 years in prison Tuesday morning. In October, 28-year-old Cody Randazzle was found guilty of gross...
View ArticleFriends fear worst after body is found; Channel 17 live report set for 5, 6
DELANO, CA -- A badly decomposing body was found Tuesday in a canal near Delano, and relatives of a missing woman gathered at the scene. A sheriff’s spokesman said it was not known if the body is that...
View ArticlePolice searching for man who tried to kidnap juvenile
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police are searching and need your help identifying a man wanted for the attempted kidnapping and annoying a child. Police say on October 25, 2013, at about 4:00 pm a...
View ArticleGiving Tuesday
BAKERSFIELD, CA - After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, Tuesday was Giving Tuesday. It's a day people are encouraged to give back to their community by making a charitable...
View ArticleReport: Monterey Shale production "wildly optimistic"
By now, you've probably heard the proclamations: California is on the brink of a modern-day oil boom, and that the Monterey Shale formation, long a source of crude oil in Kern County could usher in...
View ArticleNorovirus infects 67 people from Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A viral outbreak at a Las Vegas football championship may have affected more Bakersfield kids and parents than originally anticipated. According to teams across the city, at least 67...
View ArticleSenator donates pay raise
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Senator Andy Vidak donated his pay raise to several central valley food banks Tuesday, including the Community Action Partnership of Kern.A five percent pay raise for 120 state...
View ArticleBody found in Delano canal
DELANO, CA-- A body was discovered Tuesday in the Friant-Kern canal. Sheriff's deputies and Delano Police homicide detectives are calling the death suspicious. The family of Erika Padron Lango, the...
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