Toddler killed by falling TV
Bakersfield police are calling the death of a 14 month old boy, an accident.Police arrived at a home in the 3100 block of Ashe Road Saturday morning.Police say both parents were home, when the child...
View ArticleParents discuss Kern County's high rate of expulsions
Are we too quick to expel and suspend students in Kern County? That's what a group of parents met to discuss in Arvin on Saturday. In 2010, local schools had four times as many expulsions as the state...
View ArticleLerdo inmate found dead in cell
BAKERSFIELD, CA - An inmate at Lerdo jail has died after he was found in his cell unresponsive. Around 8 o'clock Sunday night, detention deputies at the minimum security facility were alerted that...
View ArticleFull body scanner to be removed from Meadows Field Airport
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Critics call it a $26 million failure. The Federal Aviation Administration is yanking full body scanners out of airports nationwide, Including the one here in Bakersfield.The...
View ArticleFormer Senator Michael Rubio received donations from business partner
Newly released state political documents show former state Senator Michael Rubio was in a business partnership with a Kern County oil executive who donated to his campaign and gave him a loan on a...
View ArticleShow of support for woman needing ramp
More than a dozen people with the armed forces support riders organization, got together Sunday to escort the wheelchair ramp, giving 92-year-old Rose Gooch, something special. It was a show of...
View ArticlePolice investigating any criminal wrongdoing at Glenwood Gardens
Bakersfield Police are investigating whether there was any criminal wrongdoing in an independent living facility's handling of a resident's death after a nurse refused to perform CPR on the...
View ArticleGlenwood Gardens in the national spotlight
The 911 tape of last week's incident at Glenwood Gardens in Bakersfield has been played on national news and has created a buzz across the country. Glenwood Gardens is owned by Brookdale Senior Living,...
View ArticleConflict of interest? Former state senator's finances being reviewed
Former Democratic State Senator Michael Rubio may soon be investigated for his relationship with a local oil executive, for a possible conflict of interest. A financial disclosure statement released...
View ArticleGood Samaritan law protects those who perform CPR
Most people probably feel a moral duty to help someone, but does the law protect you when you administer CPR or medical help to a victim?On Friday, 17 News aired the dramatic 911 tape of Tracey...
View ArticleCPR for the elderly: More harm than good?
The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a local senior living facility after a controversial 911 call revealed a nurse refused to perform CPR on an elderly woman, who later died. The tape...
View ArticleKHSD approves AEDs for all campuses
Automated external defibrillators can save lives.On Monday night, trustees with the Kern High School District voted unanimously to put them on every campus.For years, parents have been fighting to get...
View ArticleThree people from Bakersfield murdered in Wyoming
Two teens are charged with killing three family members in Wyoming, that had ties to Bakersfield.18-year-old Tanner Van Pelt and 19-year-old Stephen Hammer are charged with robbery and premeditated...
View ArticleLow interest rates provide new opportunities in housing market
BAKERSFIELD, CA - As the number of foreclosures in California dropped to a seven-year low in January, more people are in the market for a home. With historically low interest rates, companies backed by...
View ArticleBudget battles in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In Washington, where the budget stalemate led to sequestration, Republicans moved Tuesday to make those spending cuts last until fall and it looks like President Obama will go...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in accident
A motorcyclist died in a crash in Oildale Tuesday night. The coroner is withholding the 33-year-old's name until his family has been notified.The CHP says the motorcyclist was headed down Oildale...
View ArticleLocal mother says her autistic son was left on the bus
The mother of an autistic boy says her son was abandoned on a school bus Tuesday morning. Maisha Jones claims the Bakersfield City School District didn't let her know about it until an hour after...
View ArticleBPD: No crime in Glenwood Gardens death
There was no crime committed when a nurse refused to do CPR on an elderly patient at Glenwood Gardens, a Bakersfield Police investigation has concluded. Loraine Bayless, 87, died Feb. 26 after...
View ArticleWhat can you put in your blue recycling bins?
We all know that recycling is good for the environment but what a lot of people don't know is what exactly is recyclable. "I honestly haven't noticed them."But by next spring, you'll be noticing them...
View ArticleBPD concludes investigation into Glenwood Gardens 911 call
Bakersfield police say their investigation is complete and no criminal statutes were violated in the controversial Glenwood Gardens 911 call last week, before 87-year-old Lorraine Bayless lost her...
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