Animal officials help reunite owners with lost pets
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Local animal officials want to help reunite owners with lost pets who went missing this Fourth of July weekend.All of our local shelters report an increase in animals that ran away...
View ArticlePolice seek suspects in carjacking outside marijuana collective
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police need your help finding three men accused of a carjacking outside a Bakersfield marijuana collective last month. Police say on the night of June 12, the men confronted the...
View ArticleGolden Empire Transit: Union plans to strike next week
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Officials at Golden Empire Transit say they were notified Tuesday the union is planning to strike July 15. In a news release, GET officials say they're willing to continue...
View ArticleTeen: "I didn't know it was loaded"
BAKERSFIELD, CA - New details were released Tuesday about the 17-year-old accused of killing his stepfather. Court documents said it all started with a conversation about Kody Ryan's bad behavior. The...
View ArticleGirl who stabbed man, called police on him eight years earlier
BAKERSFIELD, CA - We have new information about the 16-year-old girl who stabbed her mother's boyfriend in southwest Bakersfield. It turns out this is not the girl's first run-in with Manual Hernandez....
View ArticleProposed solution for noise concern near Westside Parkway
BAKERSFIELD, CA--As construction on Bakersfield's Westside Parkway moves westward, homeowners near the path of progress want protection from the noise all that new traffic will produce. Many...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after colliding with a big rig
BAKERSFIELD, CA.-The name of the motorcyclist killed in a crash in Arvin has been released. Hugo Armando Montiel, 49, from Tehachapi died on Tuesday. The crash happened on East Bear Mountain Boulevard...
View ArticleParents, teenage drivers to learn safe driving habits
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Prospective teen drivers and their parents can learn safe driving habits in a free class presented by the California Highway Patrol. The Start Smart program takes place July 14 at...
View ArticleCasting call for extras for movie filming in Taft
TAFT, CA-- The producers of the movie "Midland" are looking for about 40 extras for a shoot happening Saturday in Taft. Producers are looking for men between the ages of 18 to 60 who have that...
View ArticleCar wash held for local teen who died unexpectedly
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Friends say they are still in shock over the death of 16-year-old Francisco Guerrero because he seemed like a healthy high school athlete. He died just days after being admitted to...
View ArticlePetitioning to save a park
BAKERSFIELD, CA - City in the Hills homeowners hope they have power in numbers as they petition the city to save a planned neighborhood park. They say Bakersfield is breaking a promise to build...
View ArticleBakersfield, Cal Water react to water restrictions
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Do you water your lawn every day? Do you ever wash your car with a hose in your driveway? Well, the State Water Resources Control Board may soon crack down on that type of behavior...
View ArticleAn update on proposed Walmart stores
BAKERSFIELD, CA - An update on several new local Walmart locations in various stages of progression after some confusion on a local anti-Walmart Facebook page.New retailers will soon fill the empty lot...
View ArticlePolice: Pair grabs television from Stockdale Target
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police need your help finding a man and a woman accused of stealing a television from the Target store on Stockdale Highway last month. Police say on the afternoon of...
View ArticleAdvances in laser cataract surgery
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Laser cataract treatment is a procedure that improves the ability to provide patients with the best visual outcomes and is the first laser technology used to treat cataracts....
View ArticleRebuilding a home and a life
BAKERSFIELD, CA - It's been one week since 17 News first introduced our audience to Herbert Jackson. He's the 85-year-old man who had been living outside his home after Kern County Code Compliance...
View ArticleState coming to Bakersfield to discuss oil trains
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The dangers of oil coming through Bakersfield in trains will be coming to the forefront this month. The state announced Thursday it will be in town at the end of July to discuss new...
View ArticleEvent aims to help community conserve water
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Californians are being urged to reduce their water use by 20% until the drought loosens its grip. On Saturday, several community organizations are are teaming up for the Greater...
View ArticleLeBron James tells Sports Illustrated he's returning to Cleveland
Miami, FL -- LeBron James tells Sports Illustrated he plans to leave the Miami Heat and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that drafted the Ohio native into the NBA. Stay with KGET TV 17 and...
View ArticleNew facets found in a diamond in the rough building
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A local developer continues to find new facets in a diamond in the rough in a downtown Bakersfield building on the corner of 18th Street and Chester Avenue. This spring, Sam Abed...
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