$3.6 million awarded to Kern County transportation projects
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Kern County and several specific cities within were awarded approximately $3.6 million more for pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation projects Thursday.Eight biking and...
View ArticleOne Book at a Time club donates hundreds of books to Pioneer Elementary
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Pioneer Drive Elementary School received a delivery of 750 books from Centennial High School students.The Centennial students brought the books as part of the One Book at a Time...
View ArticlePet of the Week - Sept. 19, 2014
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Julie Johnson from the SPCA stopped into the KGET studios Friday to share the pet of the week with us.Meet Moonie, a five month old chiweenie who needs a home and is waiting for...
View ArticleDeputies investigating homicide near McFarland
MCFARLAND, CA - Kern County homicide detectives are investigating a shooting death in McFarland. Sheriff's officials say a man's body was found Friday afternoon on a dirt road close to an orchard...
View ArticleBlaze announce new affiliation with Seattle Mariners
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Bakersfield Blaze has announced their new affiliation is the Seattle Mariners. The news comes from their Twitter account posted Friday afternoon. The team had been previously...
View ArticleMan on motorcycle collides with van on Niles St
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Police said a man, possibly traveling at a high rate of speed, crashed into a van pulling out onto Niles Street near Mt. Vernon Avenue.The accident happened just after 3:30...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Delano pot bust
DELANO, Calif. - Two people were arrested in Delano following a major marijuana bust.Sheriffs seized nearly 3,800 marijuana plants and 140 pounds of pot in the bust.The two suspects have been...
View ArticleFirst-ever MADD fundraising walk/run a huge success
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Mothers against drunk driving held their 5-k run and walk this morning at The Park at Riverwalk.The event honors the lives of those lost in DUI-related accidents, highlighting the...
View ArticleEnterovirus vs Asthma and the difference between both respiratory illnesses
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Enterovirus D-68 is such a mysterious respiratory illness that it often appears to be asthma. In both cases, kids wheeze and have shortness of breath.State health officials...
View ArticleDeputies are investigating the death of a man found in southwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A deadly shooting in a Southwest Bakersfield neighborhood has deputies investigating a suspected homicide.Deputies found a man's body in the back yard of a home just after 7 p.m....
View ArticlePolice looking for two at-risk sex offenders
Bakersfield Police are reportedly looking for two high-risk sex offenders, and are asking for your assistance in locating both men recently released from jail.One is identified as Christopher...
View ArticlePolice are investigating a stabbing incident in central Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Bakersfield Police responded to a call involving an assault with a knife between two women. The incident happened Sunday around 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of 28th Street where...
View ArticleTara the Hero Cat to receive prestigious award
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Bakersfield's very own "Hero Cat" Tara is set to receive a national award for her role in saving a 4-year-old boy from a savage attack by an angry dog.Tara will receive the "Order...
View ArticleAn Arvin man was sentenced today for conspiracy to distribute meth
FRESNO, Calif. - An Arvin man was sentenced in a Fresno court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methanphetamine.Jerardo Villareal, 46, was sentenced to seven and a half years in...
View ArticleIndependent report offers recommendations for BPD, cites complaints about 911...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The International Association of Chiefs of Police has concluded its study of the Bakersfield Police Department's performance. Although BPD was found to "have characteristics of...
View ArticleSchools locked down after bear sightings in east Bakersfield
Three bears were reported in separate locations in east Bakersfield Tuesday morning, as authorities locked down schools and prepared to send reverse-911 calls to residents within a five-mile...
View ArticleKern County's current homicide numbers compared to previous years
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Local law enforcement officials have their hands full today as they investigate four homicides that happened this past weekend.As multiple investigations get underway, 17's Kurt...
View ArticleCommunity invited to attend meeting to discuss Centennial Plaza Bricks, new...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield City Council will hold a special meeting of the Communitee Services Committee on Thursday, beginning at noon.Two topics are up for discussion. One will be for...
View ArticleSun Edison to unveil new Tehachapi power storage system
TEHACHAPI, Calif. - Southern California Edison and the Department of Energy will show off their new Wind Energy Storage Project in Tehachapi Wednesday.The unveiling will occur at the intersection of...
View ArticleLocal leaders fight to keep Prop 13 in tact
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Local leaders want to keep proposition 13 in tact and are sending a message to lawmakers in Sacramento.On a unanimous approval, the legislative committee of the city council voted...
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