Oil and Ag resolution approved by county
The Kern County Board of Supervisors took the first step Tuesday in coming up with a new set of rules for oil drilling on prime farmland.The Board had two items on the agenda that will set up a...
View ArticleScare prompts lockdown of Lamont Elementary School
Another school scare took place Wednesday, this time at Lamont Elementary School. Kern County Sheriff's investigators say two second-graders reported seeing a man with a gun trying to jump the school...
View ArticleLocal dentist under investigation
The California Dental Board wants to suspend or revoke the license of a prominent local dentist based on a series of complaints from patients and from some of the dentist's colleagues.17 News has...
View ArticleTaft School District officials must protect accused shooter's record
Taft parents met with school district officials Tuesday night to discuss this month's school shooting. Parents demanded answers as to why the district won't release the accused shooter's disciplinary...
View ArticleLocal Tea Party members urge Sheriff to act on gun control
Dozens of local Tea Party members are coming together, hoping Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood sends a letter to President Obama.They said they want Youngblood to uphold the Second Amendment, like...
View ArticleVolunteers determining homeless census
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Local volunteers will continue their efforts to count the number of homeless people here in Kern County as part of a 24-hour census that started late Wednesday. Volunteers are...
View ArticleRe-zoning aims to revitalize part of Old Town Kern
BAKERSFIELD, CA - In recent years, the City of Bakersfield has worked to revitalize part of Old Town Kern with new commercial and residential development. Wednesday night, council members took another...
View ArticleState of the State address applauds lawmakers and voters
California did the impossible. That was the message from Governor Jerry Brown in his State of the State address Thursday, congratulating lawmakers for helping balance the budget and voters for passing...
View ArticleCritics say Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast is "exclusive" to Christians
For the last 32 years, people have gathered for a prayer breakfast in Bakersfield, to seek guidance from a higher power in the affairs of the city, the county, the state and our nation.The Bakersfield...
View ArticleFormer patient says local dentist left her disfigured
17 News has fielded a series of calls from unhappy patients after first reporting Wednesday night that the Dental Board wants to suspend or strip the license of local dentist Dr. Robert Tupac.The...
View ArticleHorses need foster homes
Kern County Animal Control is looking for foster homes for horses.The shelter has room for the horses, but it is looking for homes where people can work with and care for the animals daily.The hope is...
View ArticleState Air Resources Board passes pollution plan, environmentalists voice...
A plan for cleaner air. That's what the State Air Resources Board passed Thursday at their meeting in Bakersfield. But, there was quite a bit of opposition, not just from those against regulations, but...
View ArticleHomeless census wraps up in Kern County
Local volunteers hit the streets early Thursday morning, trying to get a clear snapshot of homelessness in Kern County. In 2011, between 1,400 and 1,500 people were classified as homeless in Kern,...
View ArticleLocal missing teen found, man charged with sex trafficking
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A man accused of taking a Bakersfield teen to Nevada to work as a prostitute, has been indicted by a federal grand jury.Vernon McCullum III, 20, is charged with sex trafficking....
View ArticleEducation department to make changes to athletic programs
There could be sweeping changes in school athletics. The education department says students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own...
View ArticleNine-year-old girl dies from the flu
County health officials say a fourth grader from Columbia Elementary School in Bakersfield has died from the flu. School officials say the 9-year-old girl was considered healthy with no underlying...
View ArticleKern County making strides in prostate cancer treatment
Kern County's fight against prostate cancer has taken another step forward. The Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center can now harvest immune cells from patients.Those cells will be trained to attack...
View ArticleTax refunds may be delayed
Are you looking forward to receiving your tax refund? You may have to wait a little longer this year.That's because the tax filing season won't begin until January 30th. The IRS says it's because of...
View ArticleGrowing concern about illegal homeless camps along river
There are growing concerns about the increasing number of illegal homeless camps along the Kern River. More and more people are living in tents on the river bottom right in the middle of town. It's...
View ArticleNine-year-old Bakersfield girl dies from flu
The Kern County Public Health Department reported its first flu-related death in Kern County on Friday. The victim is a 9-year-old girl.Health officials say the girl started getting flu-like symptoms...
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