Filling Christmas wishes of local foster kids
BAKERSFIELD, CA - 1,700 Kern County children will spend the holidays in out-of-home foster care.But, you can help make the season brighter for them, by fulfilling a wish at the annual Holiday Cottage....
View ArticleDevelopment project in Southwest Bakersfield revised
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A once controversial condominium project slated for Southwest Bakersfield has been revised and will be up for discussion at the Bakersfield Planning Commission meeting Thursday. Black...
View ArticleBody found in canal, family awaits answers
DELANO, CA - Detectives are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death, after a worker discovered a body Tuesday in the Friant-Kern Canal in Delano. This, as the family of a missing Delano...
View ArticleRoute for 2013 Bakersfield Christmas Parade
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police say because of the annual Christmas Parade, there will be temporary “No Parking” signs placed Thursday between F – Q Street and 19th Street – 23rd Street. The No...
View ArticleCoroner: Bakersfield woman was strangled
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The coroner says a Bakersfield woman found dead in her burning southwest Bakersfield home in September, died of strangulation. Clara Basta, 56, was found when firefighters were...
View ArticleJamie Oliver's food revolution rolls into Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- You are what you eat. That's the message celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is trying to spread with his big rig mobile teaching kitchen that rolled onto the campus of Bakersfield College...
View ArticleStudents compete in virtual enterprise competition in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD,CA- Centennial High School student Brooke Woods is a product in sales specialist for her company Ripple.Woods along with more than 1,500 students, are competing in a statewide virtual...
View ArticleBody identified as missing Delano mom Erika Padron Lango
DELANO, CA - The Delano Police Department confirmed Wednesday evening that a body discovered Tuesday in the Friant-Kern Canal is that of Erica Padron Lango.The mother of four young children...
View ArticleUpdate: One person released, 2 in custody following officer involved shooitng
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield Police said Thursday one of the men arrested in an officer-involved shooting in southwest Bakersfield has been released from custody.Charles Robertson, 29, was facing...
View ArticleTradition continues in downtown Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The 31st annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade is finally here. Organizers have been busy putting it all together and keeping the tradition alive. High school bands, lights, intricate...
View ArticlePolice searching for theft suspects
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying and locating two women wanted for several charges including fraudulently using an access card, possessing stolen property and burglary....
View ArticleTehachapi elementary school shuts down, inadequate heat in classrooms
TEHACHAPI, CA - Allan Miller has four children who attend Tompkins Elementary School in Tehachapi. He says he was picking up his kids from an after-school program and noticed a gas leak. "You walk out...
View ArticleBody of Delano woman to be released to estranged husband
DELANO, CA - The body of a Delano mother, found in a canal Tuesday, will be turned over to her estranged husband, a person of interest in the case. Erika Padron Lango's family has been searching for...
View ArticleCourt documents shed light on man suspected of killing toddler
CALIFORNIA CITY, CA - A man arrested for the death of a California City toddler, might have shown signs of violence in the past. That's according to newly released court documents. Mathew Berry was...
View ArticleLocal students help select school meals
LANCASTER, CA - Some local students are putting their taste buds to the test, in an effort to improve school lunches. Six local students headed to the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds Thursday for the...
View ArticleSinkhole swallows car in Central Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A sinkhole has developed and swallowed a parked car in Central Bakersfield.17 News received multiple calls Friday morning.Bakersfield police said it was reported just before 6 a.m. at...
View ArticleRevised, housing project for Southwest Bakersfield approved
BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Bakersfield Planning Commission approved a revised, residential development project for Southwest Bakersfield. Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday night to move the so-called...
View ArticleHouse fire displaces residents in Northwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Kern County firefighters are investigating an early morning house fire in Northwest Bakersfield. The fire broke out around 12:40 a.m. in the 6900 block of Weldon Avenue, near Fruitvale...
View ArticleBPD officers injured in car chase
BAKERSFIELD, CA- And an early morning car chase in East Bakersfield ended with an accident involving two Bakersfield Police cruisers. Two officers in one car, and another officer and adult police...
View ArticleOil drilling dumping banned by water board
SACRAMENTO, CA - Kern County was at the heart of a heated debate in Sacramento Thursday involving the dumping of oil drilling fluids. The water board decided to stop the practice done without question...
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