County stands to lose $27 million in property tax revenue
Kern County Supervisors met Tuesday to talk about their budget, just days after the County Assessor-Recorder's office lowered the value of Occidental Petroleum's Elk Hills property by $2.5 billion.The...
View ArticleNew regulations for fracking
Fracking is an oil production technique used in Kern County for decades. But, as the practice has become popular in other states, groups have raised environmental concerns.On Tuesday, State Senators...
View ArticleSource: Dorner's license found in burned cabin
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) - An official briefed on the investigation tells The Associated Press that a wallet with a California driver's license with the name Christopher Dorner has been found in the...
View ArticleKern County water to get cut after spike in fish deaths
Kern County's water supply will take a major cut due to a recent spike in deaths of the protected fish called the Delta Smelt. The number of dead fish has increased in federal water diversion pumps...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday
BAKERSFIELD, CA - It is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer for Christians. During some church services, the sign of a cross is rubbed on worshipers' heads...
View ArticleRemebering a local World War II veteran
Kern County has lost a member of the Greatest Generation. World War II veteran, Army Corporal Adolph Hanson, died Tuesday. He was 95 years old. But, friends say his life was cut short. They say the...
View ArticleLocal cotton grower taking Aera Energy back to court
Ten years ago, Buttonwillow cotton grower Fred Starrh first filed suit against Aera Energy for polluting his groundwater.Next Tuesday, Starrh is taking Aera back to court for round four.This time it's...
View ArticleLawmaker pushes to repeal Family Cap law
For nearly two decades, women who get pregnant while on the CalWORKS program, continue to be denied more money after the baby's birth.But, a Los Angeles Assembly member wants to repeal the Family Cap...
View Article17 News talks to mother of Tehachapi man accused of having sex with boys
A Tehachapi community activist appeared in court Thursday on charges he had sex with two boys. 26-year-old Steven Vogel was in a Mojave courtroom and 17 News spoke with his mother about the allegations...
View ArticleStandard schools search completed; No threat discovered
No threat was found when sheriff's deputies conducted a thorough search of both Standard schools Friday morning after an anonymous 911 call said there was a man with a gun on campus. Classes resumed...
View ArticleStudy ranks foodborne illness categories
One in six people in the United States get sick each year from food. A new report will be published next month, ranking the types of food associated with foodborne illness. Dairy, poultry and leafy...
View ArticleThe lingering dangers of meth labs
Methamphetamine labs appear to be on a sharp decline across Kern County. That's the word from local narcotics officers and the Department of Environmental Health Services. However, meth use is still...
View ArticleMeadows Field Airport bouncing back from economic slump
Officials said more people have been flying in and out of Meadows Field over the last couple of years. So much so, they are considering adding more flights. In 2007, the airport took a hit, losing...
View ArticleCity reaches deal with Bakersfield Police Officer's Association
After working six years without a pay raise, there's a deal on the table for Bakersfield police officers.City Manager Alan Tandy says the city and the Bakersfield Police Officers Association have...
View ArticleFamily appeals for help in finding hit and run driver
The family of a young Bakersfield man is pleading for help in finding the driver who struck and killed him last weekend, then took off."I'm very angry. I'm hurt because if that were their kid, how can...
View ArticleBee shortage may increase some food prices
Food prices could skyrocket, particularly fruits and nuts, due to a shortage of honey bees. Many of California's crops rely heavily on bees for pollination and officials say Kern County is seeing a...
View ArticleLakers owner Jerry Buss dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Lakers' owner Jerry Buss has died at age 80.Spokesman Bob Steiner says Buss died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He'd been hospitalized for...
View ArticleControversial hydrogen power plant could get needed approval this year
A new hydrogen energy power plant could have all of the permits to break ground this year in Kern County. That's the word from SCS Energy, which is backing the project.But, some local farmers and...
View ArticleFracking for the motherload: The untapped potential of the Monterey formation
Kern is already the largest oil producing county in the state, but could we produce even more? New estimates show our region is sitting on 15.4 billion barrels of oil, rivaling America's total...
View ArticleNew CSU chancellor visits CSUB
The new chancellor of the California State University system, is touring Bakersfield and pledging to help students at CSUB become successful graduates.Timothy White took over as CSU chancellor in...
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