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Sex offender featured on ‘Most Wanted’ taken into custody
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A high-risk sex offender featured last week on Golden Empire Most Wanted was taken into custody over the weekend. Jared Bailey, 31, was arrested by Bakersfield police on Saturday. Bailey has a criminal history that includes unlawful sex with a minor, possession of a firearm by a felon, resisting arrest with […] → Read More
Ceremony honors Vietnam War veterans at Bakersfield National Cemetery
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The annual Vietnam veteran remembrance ceremony was held Thursday morning at the Bakersfield National Cemetery. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs honored the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans still alive and those who have died. The brief ceremony included a speaker, rifle salute, color presentation and a rendering of Taps. […] → Read More
CSU Bakersfield opens merchandise store on Amazon
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Cal State Bakersfield has set up a new shopping hub on Amazon to grab some official CSUB gear. The university says it launched new merchandise featuring its new logo and shoppers can further support CSUB through the Amazon smile program at checkout. The new merchandise will be available at the campus […] → Read More
Republican David Shepard joins 16th Senate District race
VISALIA, Calif. (KGET) — David Shepard announced his bid for the state’s 16th Senate district. The Porterville farmer held a press conference in Visalia directly after turning in his candidacy paperwork. Shepard is the only Republican in the five-person race for California’s 16th Senate district seat. He’s received the endorsements of the Central Valley’s most […] → Read More
CityServe volunteers to travel to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — CityServe, the national non-profit founded in Bakersfield, has assembled a team of volunteers who are traveling to Warsaw, Poland to bring food to Ukrainian refugees. CityServe collaborates with governmental and non-government agencies and churches, to deliver food and other goods to struggling families in underserved communities in Kern County and across […] → Read More
Bakersfield City Council approves park ranger program
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council unanimously approved a park ranger program to monitor and protect the city’s parks. Members of the community and park maintenance employees have cited issues like vandalism, graffiti and homeless encampments as reasons the program is needed. The new program, under the guidance of the Parks and Recreation […] → Read More
‘Beyond the Mat’ film written by Arvin HS grad, now playing at Maya Cinemas
You can still catch a local screenwriter’s film, now playing at Maya Cinemas. “Beyond the Mat” was written by Arvin High School graduate, Eric Martinez. It’s scheduled to run at Maya Cinemas through Sunday. Martinez says the film also has another experienced crew member, Scott Conrad, who edited this movie as well as the original […] → Read More
Viewer tip leads to arrest of man featured on Golden Empire Most Wanted
A tip from a viewer led to the arrest of a man featured this month on Golden Empire Most Wanted. Officials say Brock Rogers, 25, was arrested earlier this week. Rogers was a parolee at-large wanted for numerous charges. He has a criminal history of stolen property, vehicle theft, selling illegal drugs and battery. → Read More
Bakersfield College offering course for emergency dispatcher training
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield College is offering a course to train future emergency dispatchers. Officials say registration is now open for their four-week public safety course, which begins Feb. 7. Seats are open and there was no waitlist for the course. Dispatchers are in demand, locally and across the state to keep up with […] → Read More
Housing Authority of Kern to open wait list for ‘Housing Choice Voucher’ program next month
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Housing Authority of Kern is opening the Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list next month. The wait list opens on Jan. 28, 2022. The program often referred to as “Section 8” provides rental assistance to low-income families. The waiting list is being opened to new applicants that meet strict financial […] → Read More
Feedback results show most 17 News viewers don’t agree with the CDC’s reduced COVID-19 isolation protocols
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Doctors across the nation are reacting to new Centers for Disease Control guidelines cutting in half the time people with COVID who are asymptomatic need to isolate. Some say it’s too short. The CDC, seeing worker shortages develop in many key business sectors, now says a patient can leave isolation in […] → Read More
JobFest scheduled for Thursday in Delano
The job fair is scheduled for 9 a.m. – noon Thursday at Cesar Chavez High School on Browning Road, according to the Kern County Department of Human Services. → Read More
VP Mike Pence to appear at Bakersfield fundraiser
The vice president appeared in Bakersfield in September of 2016, and is slated to return just more than a year later. → Read More
Fire destroys home in Wofford Heights
The fire burned started just before noon in the area of Sierra Vista Drive and Heim Lane, burning between one and two acres, KCSO said. → Read More
'No Hate in Kern' rally to be held in response to Charlottesville protests
The march is in response to the violence at a rally in Charlottesville Saturday, where a driver plowed his car into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters, killing one and injuring 19 others. → Read More
City, county firefighters respond to blaze at East Bakersfield home
City and county firefighters responded to the blaze just after 4:30 a.m. Saturday at a home in East Bakersfield. → Read More
Public funeral service to be held for BPD Sergeant Dennis Moore
Public services will be held Thursday, Aug. 17 in Northwest Bakersfield. → Read More
Deadly shooting at South Bakersfield pot shop
The shooting happened around 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Blue Cookie Collective pot shop in South Bakersfield. → Read More
8 arrested, 22 cited in SW Bakersfield DUI checkpoint
The checkpoint was held in the 1400 block of Calloway Driver from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. → Read More
Fatal crash in SW leaves traffic backed up
The multi-vehicle crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of White Lane and Wible Road. → Read More