Santa makes special visit to kids in the hospital
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Santa Claus made a special visit Tuesday morning to some local kids spending the holidays in the hospital. Santa and Mayor Harvey Hall delivered toys to the Lauren Small Children's...
View ArticleDeadly suspected DUI crash in Southeast Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- California Highway Patrol officers say alcohol is to blame for a deadly single-vehicle rollover crash Christmas morning.It happened Wednesday at 5 a.m. on Oswell Street just south of...
View ArticleChristmas Eve production at Valley Bible Fellowship
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Churches across Kern County held Christmas Eve masses and services of their own.Valley Bible Fellowship in East Bakersfield held their annual holiday production Tuesday night.Hundreds...
View ArticleLocal rescue dog celebrating first Christmas in his forever home
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A local dog who was rescued after spending months in a field in Northwest Bakersfield is celebrating his first Christmas with his forever family.You may remember Buddy, the white dog...
View ArticleSanta trades elves for football players
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Santa traded in his elves for Sharks football players Christmas morning to help deliver toys to children spending the holiday in Memorial Hospital.Their first stop was to bring...
View ArticleWorking on Christmas Day
BAKERSFIELD, CA- There are some days when getting up to go to work can be a chore unto itself and if that day is Christmas, it can be extra rough. However for some businesses this is the busiest day of...
View ArticleRonald McDonald House provides comfort during Christmas
BAKERSFIELD,CA- The Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families while their children are hospitalized, so they can be close. On Christmas day, a special meal was prepared for the...
View ArticleDeadly Christmas Day crash in Lost Hills
LOST HILLS- A woman was killed in a crash on highway 46 in Lost Hills Christmas Day. CHP officers said Sheila Gates, 50, of Watsonville died when the truck she was riding in was struck by a car. The...
View ArticleRetailers offer after-Christmas deals
BAKERSFIELD, CA - If you think the busy shopping season is behind you, think again. The deals for after-Christmas shopping are already popping up. Several local stores opened early Thursday.You can...
View ArticleKwanzaa celebration planned for Friday in Southeast Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Thursday is the first day of Kwanzaa. The week-long, non-religious holiday celebrates African-American cultures and traditions.For seven days, kwanzaa calls on all of us to focus on...
View ArticleBudget signed, thousands to lose long-term unemployment benefits
BAKERSFIELD, CA--On Thursday afternoon, President Obama signed a bipartisan budget that will affect thousands of Kern County residents and their pockets.Long-term unemployment benefits were scheduled...
View ArticleRetailers: Returns are few
BAKERSFIELD,CA-- Retailers hoping to end the holiday shopping season on a high note, with many offering post Christmas bargains to entice shoppers. 17 news spoke with managers of Target and Macy's...
View ArticleH1N1 flu case confirmed for Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Pull out your hand sanitizer as the flu season is in full swing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the infection is popping up in several states. Last week a Kern...
View ArticleExtended unemployment benefits end
BAKERSFIELD,CA -- For more than a million Americans who have been out of work for several months, long-term unemployment benefits ran out Saturday. That's after Congress failed to extend the federal...
View ArticleOfficer-involved shooting in Southeast Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield Police responded to a domestic violence call Sunday morning in Southeast Bakersfield that ended with an officer shooting and killing one man.According to police, two...
View ArticleMurder suspect surrenders to BPD
BAKERSFIELD- Bakersfield police have been looking for a murder suspect for several weeks. Sunday night, he showed up at the KGET studios before turning himself in.Brendan Sanders, 18, of Bakersfield...
View ArticleWoman shot, killed in deputy-involved shooting in Taft
TAFT, CA- The Sheriff's Department is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Taft that left a woman dead. Deputies responded to the 800 block of Filmore street Sunday just before 8 p.m., for a...
View ArticleUpdate: At risk missing teen returns
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield Police say a missing at-risk teen has returned home. Police said Endea Hodges, 14, had been last seen in the 2000 block of Wible Road on Christmas.Hodges is 5'6", 165...
View ArticleNew California traffic laws in 2014
BAKERSFIELD, CA- The new year is just two days which means many of the bills that Governor Jerry Brown signed this year will become law in 2014.Two of those new laws are for drivers. Motorists will...
View ArticleWoman dies after deputy-involved shooting in Taft
TAFT, CA -- The sheriff's department is investigating a weekend deputy-involved shooting in Taft. Sheriff's officials say on Sunday night deputies from the Taft Substation were sent to a home in the...
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