Locals meet up to watch the final debate.
Locally, Democrats and Republicans held their own viewing parties for this third and final presidential debate. Democrats gathered in downtown Bakersfield.While Republicans met in south...
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused of practicing medicine at his home
A Bakersfield man is free on bail after police say they found him providing medical services at his home without a license. Neighbors say they would see several people coming to his home, but they...
View ArticleBig interest in this year's election
Over 3,000 people registered to vote online Monday before the midnight deadline. The elections office says that shows there is big interest in this year's election. And across the state, there are...
View ArticleFive separate shootings in Tehachapi leave two men dead
"We’ve only had two prior homicides in the city in the first five years since we started the department, so generally, Tehachapi is a safe community,” says Tehachapi Police Chief Jeff Kermode.He says...
View ArticleOpponents of Prop. 32 rally in downtown Bakersfield
UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta and other Hispanic labor leaders are urging the community to vote 'no' on Proposition 32.During a rally at the liberty bell in downtown Bakersfield on Tuesday, organizers...
View ArticleTwo McFarland police officers 'justified' in shooting of suspect
The Kern County District Attorney's office has finished its investigation into an officer-involved shooting this summer.The D.A. announced McFarland police officer Alberto Carillo and Sgt. Michael...
View ArticleGovernor visits Bakersfield to rally for Proposition 30
With just two weeks to go until election day, Governor Jerry Brown was out on the campaign trail pushing Proposition 30. He has a personal stake in this initiative and he was in Bakersfield Tuesday...
View ArticleFreak accident kills one, injures two on Highway 99
A freak accident on Highway 99 killed one person and injured two others Tuesday evening.The Highway Patrol says a trailer that was being towed lost one of its wheels near California Avenue around 7:30...
View ArticleEnvironmental impact report released on Isabella Dam
The Lake Isabella Dam is leaking, sits on an active earthquake fault, and tops the Federal Government's list of dams in need of repair. The US Army Corps of Engineers has released the final...
View ArticleWays to cut costs for Halloween costume
The spooks and frights of Halloween are all in good fun, but no one likes to be scared by the holiday’s price tag. The National Retail Federation expects the average shopper to spend about $80 this...
View ArticleWheels coming off vehicles not unusual
Tires have been known to come off cars, trucks, and trailers causing crashes or close calls. It's not an unusual event, and it's something that's almost always preventable. 17 News spoke with a lawyer...
View ArticleContact 17 News: Neighbors want burned building removed
Imagine running a business next to piles of debris and broken windows."It’s ugly. A lot of mess. Nobody cleaned it up,” says Concepcion Dinarte, who owns Dinarte Bridal on East California Avenue. “The...
View ArticleLocal libraries add porn filters to computers
New protections are now in place to keep kids from accessing obscene or pornographic websites at local libraries.New filters were put in place on library computers Tuesday, after county supervisors...
View ArticleLamont teacher investigated after assault allegation
The Sheriff's Department is investigating a teacher in Lamont who may have assaulted a student last week.Sheriff's detectives say they took a report last Thursday at Alicante Elementary School.The...
View ArticleAssembly candidate sets the record straight
Supporters of state assembly candidate Rudy Salas have voiced concern that Pedro Rios came to the United States illegally, and that Rios is against the Dream Act, which would help people just like...
View ArticleTwo workers hospitalized after exposure to ammonia
A Hazmat situation northwest of Bakersfield sent two workers to the hospital Wednesday morning.Kern County fire crews were called to Lucich Farms on Zerker Road to reports of workers exposed to...
View ArticleCounty to ask the state for more money to handle prison realignment
Kern County officials are about to ask for more state funding to handle prison realignment. They say they're dealing with double the amount of offenders the state predicted the county would have to...
View ArticleFormer executioners speak out against the death penalty
One of the propositions on the November ballot is Prop. 34 which, if passed, would do away with the death penalty in California.On Wednesday, the community got a chance to hear from two retired...
View ArticleBakersfield Police looking for missing girl
Bakersfield Police are asking for your help to find to missing 14-year-old girl. Iveth Perez was last seen October 12 in the 2200 block of Faye Lane around 10:00 p.m. She is considered at risk due...
View ArticleMan receives life sentence in woman's beating death
David Moses' defense attorney pleaded with the court Thursday, to give Moses a sentence of 25 years to life. Moses was 17 when he beat 81-year-old Dorothy session to death and the judge said Moses was...
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