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Links for Life seeks passionate volunteers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET — Links for Life benefits local cancer patients and survivors in their road to recovery. The event is looking for passionate people who can volunteer at the event. To sign up call 322-5601 or email staff@linksforlife.org. → Read More
Teaming up Against Cancer honors survivors, loved ones
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Teaming up Against Cancer is a 24-hour event that raises support for Kern County cancer patients. The event is scheduled to happen Saturday March 18th at Stramler Park. → Read More
Cookies for a Cause fundraiser raises more than $11K for Girl Scouts
The fundraiser took place at 17's Compassion Corner and the community helped raise more than $11,000 for local girl scouts. The money raised will go towards funding Girl Scout activities throughout the year. → Read More
Motor home catches fire in East Bakersfield Foods Co. parking lot
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Fire Department confirmed a motorhome caught fire in a grocery store parking lot early Monday morning in east Bakersfield. BFD crews responded to reports of a fire in the Foods Co parking lot located at 2505 Haley St. just before 4 a.m. Luckily, no one was hurt. The blaze […] → Read More
Heavy law enforcement presence outside Lamont home, coroner on scene
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Multiple Kern County sheriff’s deputies are at a residence in Lamont and a coroner is on scene, Monday morning. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office and emergency responders were called to a residence on Stobaugh Street, just south of Panama lane, around 7:30 a.m. It is not immediately clear what prompted the […] → Read More
KSCO investigating homicide in Rosamond
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A homicide investigation is underway in Rosamond, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to reports of a shooting at a residence in the Rosamond area just before 8 p.m. Thursday, the release said. When KCSO arrived they found one person inside the residence who appeared to be the […] → Read More
Hwy 58 reopens Thursday morning with CHP escorts
UPDATE (March 2, 9:55 a.m.): Highway 58 reopened Thursday morning with CHP escorts, according to Caltrans. Caltrans tweeted the highway reopened from Towerline Road to Exit 172 near Mojave just before 10 a.m. Drivers are asked to reduce their speed and to keep extra space between vehicles as the highway remained slick. UPDATE (March 2): […] → Read More
Celebration of life set for Ridgeview High teen Noah Caceres
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Funeral services for Ridgeview High School student, Noah Caceres have been scheduled for March 7. The 16-year-old student died from osteosarcoma cancer on Feb. 22. A funeral mass is set for March 8 at Sacred Hearth Church at 1 p.m., with graveside services following immediately after the service. Earlier this month, […] → Read More
Highway 58 reopens with escorts over Tehachapi pass
The California Highway Patrol and Caltrans have closed north and south bound lanes of Highway 58 over the Tehachapi Pass from Towerline Road, east of Bakersfield to exit 165 north of Mojave. → Read More
CHP escorting traffic through the Grapevine along I-5
North and south bound lanes of I-5 closed just before 2 a.m. Friday. CHP said they are working with Caltrans District 7 to reopen the Grapevine as quickly as possible. → Read More
Massive fire breaks out in downtown Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Fire Department battled a massive structure fire early Wednesday morning in downtown Bakersfield. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. on 18th and D Streets, about a block from the Padre Hotel. Fire crews spent a couple hours fighting to extinguish the flames. The building may have been vacant […] → Read More
Missing 10-year-old has returned home: BPD
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated to note the 10-year-old was last seen on Feb. 14. UPDATE (12:40 p.m.): Bakersfield police said the child’s mother reported the 10-year-old was back at home. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance locating Keytwan Parker. Parker was last seen on Feb. […] → Read More
High Desert Medical College hosting blood drive
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — High Desert Medical College is hosting a blood drive in partnership with Houchin Blood Bank on Valentines Day. Participants who donate blood will receive a long-sleeve Houchin shirt. The drive is happening at the college located at 2000 24th Street. To make an appointment, visit HCBB.com/schedule. → Read More
1 dead in head-on collision on Highway 65
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — At least one person has died following a head-on collision Tuesday along Highway 65. According to CHP’s Traffic Incident Information Page, the collision was reported just before 4 a.m. on northbound Highway 65, just north of Famoso Road. A black Dodge Ram and an unidentified vehicle collided, CHP reports. Traffic lanes […] → Read More
Wellness Wednesday: Valentine’s Day Raspberry Velvet
Ingredients: Directions: Note: To make mint infused sugar, put 10 mint leaves and 2 cups of sugar in a food processor and buzz until mint is finely chopped. Store in a sealed container for up to one month. → Read More
Taco Bros. returning ‘soon’ to downtown Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The popular drive-thru eatery Taco Bros. is set to open back up in downtown Bakersfield. Signs on a building at 24th and K streets say Taco Bros. is coming back soon. The restaurant’s previous location at 23rd and K streets closed in September. Management said Wells Fargo did not renew their […] → Read More
Wy Co. Threads spearheaded by 9-year-old entrepreneur
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Owner of Wy Co. Threads, Wyatt Chambers, skipped class to join 17 News to talk about his clothing business. Wyatt wanted to follow in his parents’ footsteps and wasted no time starting his clothing brand which sells: beanies, jackets, hats and jeans. According to Wyatt, his goal is to change up […] → Read More
National autism cases on the rise
Autism rates have tripled in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2016, according to a study published last week in the journal Pediatrics. Nationally the rise has been similar. → Read More
Help make Delilah’s dream come true
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A young Bakersfield girl battling cancer has a dream to go on a trip to the Colorado Hot Springs. Delilah Loya has spent half of her short life battling cancer. At age 4, she was diagnosed with stage four Neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that develops from immature nerve cells, and […] → Read More
Bakersfield Museum of Art premiers new winter exhibits
Bakersfield Museum of Art spokesperson Lauren Marty joined 17 News to preview three new exhibits opening Thursday. The first exhibit is titled “Vita,” an immersive installation by an artist who is based in New York and Tel-Aviv, Rotem Reshef. During a 2021 visit to Bakersfield, Reshef took a liking to the Panorama Vista at the […] → Read More