Amber Frias
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School closures due to weather conditions
UPDATE: Peak to Peak Mountain Charter is closed due to snow and/or ice. TEHACHAPI Calif. (KGET) – All Tehachapi Unified School District schools are closed Monday due to a winter storm warning bringing potential snow and ice. → Read More
Homeless people hired by county for highway cleanup
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – A group of homeless people woke up bright and early Wednesday morning to start their first day of work alongside Highway 58. The new jobs are part of a new agreement between the county and the Bakersfield Homeless Center. “Doing this job is not my favorite, but it’s an easy job,” […] → Read More
Hidden History: Educating students on the Buffalo soldiers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Dozens of students from College Heights Elementary in East Bakersfield celebrated Black History Month and paid tribute to influential African Americans throughout history during an assembly Thursday morning. “Our mission is to go out and teach,” said Charles Everley. “It’s not enough to say that people don’t know without going out […] → Read More
How you can protect your car from catalytic converter theft
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – If your car is suddenly making a loud rumbling noise, you may need to call the police. That sound could mean your catalytic converter has been stolen, a far too common crime in our community in recent months. The catalytic converter is part of your car’s exhaust system. It captures harmful […] → Read More
Surveillance video captures man vandalizing Silver Fox
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – There has been a rash of vandalism targeting businesses in Downtown Bakersfield over the last several years and business owners are doing what they can do to prevent it. Surveillance video obtained by 17 News captures a man trying his best to vandalize a local bar. Sunday night, just after 10 […] → Read More
Teens at Kern County Juvenile Hall will now have more reading options
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The teens detained at Kern County Juvenile Hall don’t get a choice in many things until now. The detention center will soon be providing them with more than 3,000 options for books. Dozens of genres, hundreds of authors and thousands of titles will soon be available to the teens. This is […] → Read More
BC wins court victory in 2013 football eligibility suit
A court decision which stripped Bakersfield College of several football titles has been set aside. The appeals court decision does not restore the championships to BC, but it sends the case back to court where the Kern Community College District can fight on. In 2013, BC coaches self-reported possible violations to the Southern California Football […] → Read More
Will Supervisor Leticia Perez run for re-election?
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Time is running out for candidates to file for public office and we still have no indication whether Supervisor Leticia Perez will be running for re-election. Perez represents the fifth supervisorial district and she’s up for re-election in 2020. She needs to make a decision before mid-December whether to file her […] → Read More
Inclusion Films screens its students’ latest projects
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The students of Inclusion Films held a free movie screening of their latest projects. Inclusion Films is not your typical film company. It does more than produce films, it also serves as a lession plan to people with developmental disabilities. Some of the films included “The Categories of Love,” “Journey Back […] → Read More
Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi speaks to students in Delano
DELANO, Calif. (KGET) — A historic moment for a historic town the grandson of civil rights icon Mahatma Gandhi spoke to students in Delano. Arun Gandhi spoke about his grandparents work and how it inspires his own work today. He also advised them about issues like consumerism, saying too many people are wasting resources to […] → Read More
City of Bakersfield approves funding for Kern County Homeless Collaborative
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Bakersfield agreed to provide funding to help combat issues stemming from the city’s homelessness problem. The city council approved funding of $155,000 per year for the Kern County Homeless Collaborative. The funding will continue to the collaborative until 2024. The county voted Tuesday to fund the collaborative. Currently, […] → Read More
Police: Man shoots self following domestic disturbance in Southwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police say a domestic disturbance led to a shooting where a man was severely wounded with a self-inflicted gunshot. Police remain on scene at Stockdale Highway near Gosford Road where the shooting occurred at around 6 p.m. Police said an argument between people in two vehicles ended in the area near […] → Read More
Bakersfield City Council approves plan to equip officers with body-worn cameras
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council approved a proposal Wednesday to bring hundreds of body cameras to the Bakersfield Police Department. The agreement with Axon Enterprise calls for a total of 507 body-worn cameras to be deployed over the next few years. In October, just over 200 cameras would go into operation and […] → Read More
Barbecue fundraiser brings in nearly $29,000 for Wounded Heroes Fund of Kern County
A barbecue fundraiser for the Wounded Heroes Fund of Kern County raised nearly $29,000 Wednesday. For several hours at around lunchtime, hundreds of people came by the KGET studios at 22nd and L streets and picked up a sandwich to show support for the Wounded Heroes Fund. Organizers said volunteers ended up serving 2,850 lunches […] → Read More
Delano to host ‘sanctuary city’ town hall Saturday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Delano is holding a town hall Saturday discussing the city’s recent declaration as being a “sanctuary city.” The city council declared Delano a “sanctuary city” on Aug. 5. A sanctuary city refers to municipal jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with the federal government’s effort to enforce immigration law. […] → Read More
California Pizza Kitchen hosting fundraiser for slain CHP officer
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — California Pizza Kitchen is hosting an all-day fundraiser Tuesday at locations throughout the state to support the family of a California Highway Patrol shot and killed last week. The restaurant chain has partnered with nonprofit Police and Fire: The Fallen Heroes for a trust fund in the name of Andre Moye […] → Read More
Motorist killed in Stockdale Highway crash identified
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The driver of a utility truck who died Wednesday in a crash with a big rig has been identified. Johnny Edwin Nunez Larumbe, 22, of San Jose died at the scene of the crash on Stockdale Highway, east of Superior Road, according to coroner’s officials. Larumbe’s truck drifted into the opposite […] → Read More
Man found dead in Kern River identified
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The coroner’s office has identified a man whose body was recovered from the Kern River Thursday morning. Shahzad Khan, 32, went missing in the river Aug. 17. The Chino man’s cause of death is pending autopsy results from the coroner’s office. → Read More
Waste Hunger Not Food rescues 335,000 pounds of food
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – New numbers from Waste Hunger Not Food show this program is making a difference in its first year for hundreds of local families. The program takes surplus edible food from restaurants, schools, and markets that might otherwise go to waste. It launched September and since then 335,000 pounds of food have […] → Read More
Complaint filed with state medical board accuses Bakersfield doctor of negligence in 23 year old woman’s death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An OB-GYN in Bakersfield is being accused of negligence after a patient died hours after giving birth. A complaint was filed with the state medical board against Dr. Arthur M. Park. The complaint says in 2016, Dr. Park was on-call at Adventist Health when the 23-year-old woman’s baby was delivered. The […] → Read More