Korean War Veteran honored
LAKE ISABELLA, CA - A big honor Saturday that is long overdue for a Korean War Veteran.Peter Pappas was born in Tehachapi in 1928. He was drafted and served in the Army from November 1950 to September...
View ArticleMedia Music Jam raises money for local families battling cancer
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Some local news personalities showed off their talents at the Media Music Jam at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace.Saturday night 17's Jim Scott and Maddie Janssen sang "Smooth" with Thee...
View Article16-year-old girl arrested, booked for attempted murder
A 16-year-old girl is behind bars for attempted murder, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police responded to the 7200 block of Three Rivers Drive in southwest Bakersfield around one...
View ArticleTeen charged with murdering stepfather
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield teen accused of shooting and killing his stepfather is now charged with first-degree murder. The district attorney office says the 17-year-old will also be tried as an...
View ArticleStabbing victim has criminal history
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield Police say the man allegedly stabbed by a 16-year-old girl in southwest Bakersfield over the weekend has a criminal history of violence.On Monday, police identified the...
View ArticleSame-sex marriages one year later
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of when same-sex couples were once again married in Kern County after the Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and struck down the...
View ArticleCounty firefighters contain grass fire on Highway 155
A grass fire is under control Tuesday morning near Wofford Heights.The Kern County Fire Department said the so-called "Evans Fire" broke Monday around 9 p.m off Highway 155, just east of the passing...
View ArticleRosamond woman living with dozens of live, dead cats arrested
ROSAMOND, CA- A Rosamond woman was arrested Friday at her home where animal control officers said they discovered 64 dead cats, and 155 felines living in inhumane conditions.Christina Patz, 42, was...
View ArticleCity of McFarland names new interim police chief
MCFARLAND, CA -- McFarland City Manager John Wooner announced Tuesday morning that the city's police chief has resigned and Sgt. Scot Kimble has been named interim chief. Greg Herrington had been on a...
View ArticleNo charges against 16-year-old girl in southwest Bakersfield stabbing
Bakersfield, CA -- Bakersfield police say no charges will be filed against a 16-year-old girl officers say stabbed a man, while defending her mother this past weekend.It happened early Sunday in the...
View ArticleBelgium defeats USA in World Cup match, USA out of contention
(ESPN) SALVADOR, BRAZIL -- Belgium progressed to the World Cup quarterfinals after defeating United States 2-1 after extra time in Salvador.Belgium might have been ahead as early as the first minute,...
View ArticleBakersfield man may be prosecuted in North Korea facing crimes against the...
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- 17 news has learned a man from Bakersfield is one of two tourists who will be prosecuted in North Korea facing crimes against the state. The Bakersfield man's name is Matthew Todd...
View ArticleHighway 99 closure tonight, starting at 9 p.m.
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- We have breaking news of an emergency closure of Highway 99 tonight, just announced by Caltrans. All lanes both north and southbound will be closed starting at nine o'clock, between...
View ArticleSearch and Rescue looking for missing man
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Deputies need your help finding a man they say went missing Monday morning northwest of Bakersfield. Deputies say Timothy Edwards was working Monday with several individuals,...
View ArticleBakersfield man on trial in North Korea facing crimes against the state
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- 17 news has learned a man from Bakersfield is one of two tourists who will be prosecuted in North Korea facing crimes against the state. The Bakersfield man's name is Matthew Todd...
View ArticleBakersfield man to face trial in North Korea
BAKERSFIELD, CA - 17 News has learned a man from Bakersfield is one of two tourists who will be prosecuted in North Korea, facing crimes against the state. The Bakersfield man's name is Matthew Todd...
View ArticleStabbing victim to be charged
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A 16-year-old girl who police say stabbed a man over the weekend, will not be charged. Bakersfield Police say she did it in self defense trying to protect her mother. The teen has...
View ArticleFive-Alarm Barbecue is a sucess
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The grills are cooling off after the second annual Five-Alarm Barbecue benefiting the Grossman Burn Center at San Joaquin Community Hospital.The heat might have kept some people away...
View ArticleTwo new shopping centers coming to Delano
Delano, CA - Not one, but two new shoppers centers are coming to Delano. City officials say the centers will boost the local economy by keeping shoppers in Delano. "It's really convenient. It's a...
View ArticleBPD: Report of bike path sexual assault fabricated
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield Police said a woman fabricated a story of being sexually assaulted by a man on the Kern River bike path Wednesday evening. Reports of the assault near the 500 block of S....
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