BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a homicide reported in southwest Bakersfield that happened late Sunday night. Coroner officials identified the … ...

The couple that was killed while they were hiking in Arkansas’ Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday, reportedly have ties to Bakersfield.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One person was killed and an alleged drunken driver placed under arrest after a crash early Sunday on Fairfax Road. Police said 40-year-old Juan Rangel of Bakersfield was ...

Auschwitz Memorial condemns Republican candidate's social media post using Nazi concentration camp imagery for political messaging.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two lanes of Highway 99 affected by a crash involving a semi and pickup truck have reopened, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported in northbo… ...

Rob Hagan is a jack-of-all-trades journalist who moved to Bakersfield and joined the 17 News team August 2023. Rob serves TV-17 as a Producer, Anchor, Weather Forecaster, and Multimedia Journalist.… ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a man’s body was recovered Saturday out of the Kern River. Volunteers with Search and Rescue from the sheriff’s office located a ...

Presented by: Pet Palace This week’s Studio 17 Pet of the Week is Dillinger, a 5-year-old male Chihuahua mix weighing 12 pounds. Dillinger may be small, but he’s full of character. He’s loyal, mellow, ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a breakfast fundraiser for a deputy who is undergoing cancer treatment as well as relocation due to severe black mold.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of killing a woman in south Bakersfield was arraigned Thursday on a charge of first-degree murder. A plea of not guilty was entered on behalf of Derrick ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Electronic devices holding thousands of files that contained child pornography were seized from a southwest Bakersfield home on Thursday, and a 43-year-old man wa… ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a bill to streamline permitting for new oil wells. It’s a proposal that environmental groups say would wipe out scrutiny of the industry.