BPD NEEDS HELP FINDING TRUCK THAT RAN DOWN ELDERLY WOMAN
Bakersfield Police hope the public can help them find the vehicle that struck and killed a 79-year-old woman on Stockdale Hwy near Real Road back in January. The victim was previously identified as...
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DEPUTY CLEARED IN DEADLY OILDALE SHOOTING
A sheriff’s deputy has been cleared for duty following a deadly shooting in Oildale that began with a domestic violence call on March 10th. KCSO released body cam video Wednesday that may be...
View ArticleWOMAN THREATENS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
A young woman is facing charges after threatening Bakersfield City Council members at Wednesday night’s meeting. Outside the meeting, protester Maria Quinonez told 17 News they did not agree with what...
View ArticleANNUAL SHOE DRIVE FOR HOMELESS KICKS OFF
The annual Shoes For Our Homeless Shoe Drive kicks off today in Bakersfield. Rosco Rolnick, Guarantee Shoe Center President, says over 105-thousand pairs of footwear have been collected since they...
View ArticleNEW FOOT PATROLS IN DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD
The Bakersfield Downtown Business Association has been granted another $50,000 to increase security patrols in areas where local businesses are concentrated. Bob Smith from Citiguard Security says,...
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MAN ARRESTED TWICE IN TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR
A Bakersfield man has been arrested for child trafficking after a six month investigation. Police Sergeant Eric Celedon says detectives first took the suspect into custody on April 9th. And BPD says...
View ArticleHIT AND RUN DRIVER KILLS WOMAN NEAR FAIRGROUNDS
Bakersfield Police are investigating an early morning hit and run collision where a woman was killed. The victim was walking on Ming Avenue just after 2:00 a.m Saturday when she was struck by a...
View ArticleCHP SEEKS HELP SOLVING MURDER OF WOMAN STABBED DUMPED AND SET ON FIRE
Highway Patrol investigators in Bakersfield and LA Sheriff’s homicide detectives are asking for help finding in solving the murder of a 27-year-old woman whose body was set on fire. CHP Detective Jose...
View ArticleBILL TO BRING UC MEDICAL SCHOOL TO KERN COUNTY ADVANCES
A bill that would require the University of California to build a medical school in Kern County has passed its first legislative hurdle and now goes before the Assembly Appropriations Committee this...
View ArticleFONG REBUKES BUDGET SHORTFALL BILL
Governor Newsom has signed his Budget Shortfall Bill to slash Billions from the looming state deficit, much to the chagrin of Sacramento Republicans. Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong, who is Vice...
View ArticleCHP ISSUES 230 CITATIONS IN BAKERSFIELD
A large scale enforcement operation by the Highway Patrol Bakersfield Division resulted in 230 citations being issued. Those included 127 for speeding and 13 cellphone violations, and three persons...
View ArticleFIVE INJURED IN CRASH ON COPUS ROAD
Five people have been injured in a head on crash on Copus Road, where the CHP says a woman driving a Silverado miscalculated the distance between her and oncoming traffic. The truck slammed into a...
View ArticleSECOND DUI CHARGE FOR CHRISTMAS PARADE SUSPECT
The retired realtor who’s charged with running down three spectators at the Bakersfield Christmas Parade is back in jail on suspicion of another DUI, and his bail is set at a million-dollars. The...
View ArticleMAN SHOT TO DEATH AT PANORAMA PARK
A man has been killed in a weekend shooting that happened at Panorama Park in northeast Bakersfield. Police were called to the area near River Blvd. at 11:00 Friday night, finding the victim has...
View ArticleDUI SUSPECTED IN TRIPLE FATAL COLLISION WITH TRAIN
Three young men have been killed in a collision with a moving freight train on Kimberlina Road, and the CHP says DUI is suspected. Officer Tomas Martinez says the 19-year-old driver, identified as...
View ArticleFATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED
The man who died when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed has been identified as 59-year-old Kenneth Armstrong of Bakersfield. The Highway Patrols says the accident happened just before 4:30...
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