Sinkhole swallows car in Central Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A sinkhole has developed and swallowed a parked car in Central Bakersfield.17 News received multiple calls Friday morning.Bakersfield police said it was reported just before 6 a.m. at...
View ArticleRevised, housing project for Southwest Bakersfield approved
BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Bakersfield Planning Commission approved a revised, residential development project for Southwest Bakersfield. Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday night to move the so-called...
View ArticleHouse fire displaces residents in Northwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Kern County firefighters are investigating an early morning house fire in Northwest Bakersfield. The fire broke out around 12:40 a.m. in the 6900 block of Weldon Avenue, near Fruitvale...
View ArticleBPD officers injured in car chase
BAKERSFIELD, CA- And an early morning car chase in East Bakersfield ended with an accident involving two Bakersfield Police cruisers. Two officers in one car, and another officer and adult police...
View ArticleOil drilling dumping banned by water board
SACRAMENTO, CA - Kern County was at the heart of a heated debate in Sacramento Thursday involving the dumping of oil drilling fluids. The water board decided to stop the practice done without question...
View ArticleHoliday song highlights the no-snow season in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA - While there is a chance of snow in the forecast this weekend, history has proven the chance of it falling in Bakersfield is slim to none. And, it's our unique holiday weather that's...
View ArticleBakersfield man sentenced for toddler's death
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield man will spend 25 years to life behind bars, after he was convicted of killing a three-year-old boy in 2011. 27-year-old Dustin Wedel was found guilty last month of...
View ArticleSinkhole swallows car in central Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD,CA- Crews had to fish for David Williams' Cadillac Friday morning."I came over here to find that my car was in a hole," said Williams.Williams got a phone call from his dad around 5:30...
View ArticlePuppies dumped outside SPCA in bitter cold
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Bakersfield SPCA got quite a delivery Friday morning. Fifteen puppies were dropped off during the middle of the night.Workers discovered the four-day-old puppies around 7 a.m....
View ArticleGrapevine, Highway 58 close due to snow, icy conditions
The California Highway Patrol closed Interstate 5 over the Grapevine and Highway 58 through Tehachapi Saturday morning, after a winter storm dumped snow on the mountain passes.A series of wrecks were...
View ArticlePrincipal shaves head in act of solidarity
BAKERSFIELD, CA --A local elementary school principal gave up a piece of himself Friday to support an ailing student. With a cheering crowd of kids behind him and with a few passes of the clippers,...
View ArticleMemorial for woman found in Delano canal
PORTERVILLE, CA--Two memorials were held Saturday for Erika Padron Lango. Her body was found in a canal near Delano on Tuesday. Her mother, Esther Padron, told 17 news her daughter's body was given to...
View ArticleEight-year-old donates toys to homeless children
BAKERSFIELD,CA -- In October we introduced you to eight-year-old Jaxon Evans who was selling Kool-Aid to raise money to buy toys for homeless children. He said his goal was to raise $50 every time he...
View ArticlePolice looking for missing transient man
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help finding a missing transient man. Bakersfield Police say on Sunday the family of Timothy Hembree reported him as missing. Hembree is considered to...
View ArticleCitrus Crops inspected after freeze
KERN COUNTY, CA - Freezing overnight temperatures threaten the Valley's fourth largest crop, citrus. State inspectors came down to see if area fruit orchards suffered during the eight hours of 26...
View ArticleTehachapi approves construction of a Walmart
TEHACHAPI, CA- It's a battle that's been going on for for nearly three years. Monday night the Tehachapi planning commission voted to allow Walmart to go ahead with construction on a Supercenter near...
View ArticleSpinal cord stimulation relieving patients from chronic pain
BAKERSFIELD,CA- If you're waking up in pain in the morning, you're not alone. A study from the Institute of Medicine indicates chronic pain affects the lives of more than 100 million Americans....
View ArticleVacant duplex destroyed by fire in East Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A fire destroyed a vacant duplex in East Bakersfield Monday night. It happened just before 9 p.m. in the 1000 block of Quincy Street near Gage Street.Bakersfield fire crews were...
View ArticleFreight train partially derails near Tehachapi
TEHACHAPI, CA -- A freight train partially derailed between Tehachapi and Keene Tuesday morning. Brett Grassi with Kern County Fire says they were called out about 6:54 a.m. as a precaution, but no...
View ArticleExpect delays on Highway 99
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Highway Patrol says construction work on southbound Highway 99 has traffic backed up for nearly 6 miles near 7th Standard Road. Two of 3 lanes are closed for repairs until 3:00...
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