Funeral date set for pregnant fire victim
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Questions remain about the pregnant woman who died in a fire this weekend. Fire officials said Christine Holthouse-Soles should have never been told she could sleep in the back...
View ArticleMan charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic drugs
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A Bakersfield man appeared in court Monday, arraigned on a three-count indictment charged with conspiring to distribute designer synthetic drugs. Mikhael Kamar, 51, appeared after a...
View ArticleTeenage girl arrested in toddler's death
BAKERSFIELD,CA -- A 17-year-old girl was taken into custody Monday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree murder after a two-year-old was found not breathing in an east Bakersfield home Monday...
View ArticleDavid Crisp, wife enter plea deals
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- David Crisp and his wife Jennifer walked hand-in-hand in silence into court Monday afternoon, their fate soon to be sealed by a package plea deal that will see both serve federal...
View ArticleNew fundraising effort looking for support
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Kern County Cancer Fund is dedicated to keeping local donations local. And the organization is asking you to support a brand new fundraising effort.The campout against cancer...
View ArticleKern County family reunited with a Purple Heart
BAKERSFIELD,CA-- A Kern County family has been re-united with a Purple Heart that belonged to a World War II fighter pilot killed in the skies over Germany. It was a reunion 70 years in the making.The...
View ArticleDA: Grand Jury indicts east Bakersfield serial rapist
The Kern County Grand Jury indicted a man on 21 felony counts in connection with the east Bakersfield serial rapist case, District Attorney Lisa Green announced Tuesday.Billy Ray Johnson Jr., 33, was...
View ArticlePlanning commission prolongs solar project vote
People living in the small desert community of Cantil will have to wait a little while longer before they learn the fate of their lifestyle, their land, and their groundwater.The Kern County Planning...
View ArticleAutopsy for one-year-old released
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- We now know the cause of death for a one-year-old after a 17-year-old girl was arrested Monday for first-degree murder in his death.The autopsy is complete as the toddler's mother...
View ArticleShafter correctional facility reopens
SHAFTER, CA -- It's a day Shafter has been waiting on for two years. Tuesday their Community Correctional Facility or CCF re-opened.The first state inmates were bused to the facility Monday night....
View ArticleBakersfield motel reopens after bed bugs
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A Bakersfield motel that was shut down for bed bugs last fall reopened Tuesday. The Tropicana Motor Inn was shut down by the Kern County Department of Environmental Health in...
View ArticleDNA leads to arrest of serial rapist
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Kern County District Attorney said the masked serial rapist, who terrorized east Bakersfield this past summer, is behind bars.Billy Ray Johnson, 33 has a long criminal record...
View ArticlePolice investigating cargo trailer theft
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help finding a truck used to steal a cargo trailer earlier this month. Police say early in the morning of December 5, the suspect described as a...
View ArticleTeen to be charged with murder for boy's death
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- New details in a child's death and the teen arrested for his murder. Deputy District Attorney Andrea Kohler confirmed Wednesday morning that 17-year-old Asiah Hines will be charged...
View ArticleFamily of man who died at group home hires attorney
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The family of a man who died at a group home in Lamont over the summer is expected to speak at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.The family of Joseph Adam Lynch hired attorney...
View ArticlePolice searching for sexual battery suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police are searching for a man wanted for sexual battery. Police say on November 22 at 10:27 am the suspect approached the victim while she was standing next to her...
View ArticleKMC defends compensating high-earning doctors
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Kern Medical Center's administration defends the high earning of its top three doctors, saying the monetary figure is high because the number of patients and trauma cases are high....
View ArticlePolice searching for theft suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying and locating a theft suspect. Police say on November 18, the suspect entered the Walgreens store at 40 Chester Avenue where he selected...
View ArticleWitnesses: Several people tried to save pregnant fire victim
OILDALE, CA - Witnesses said half a dozen people tried to save Christine Holthouse-Soles, but her body blocked them from getting through the only door. Those same witnesses told 17 News off camera...
View ArticleViral prank video features Bakersfield residents
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield locals are at the center of a prank that has gone viral on YouTube. The prank is called 'cell phone crashing' and it targets those who talk loud on their cell phones in...
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