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) — A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a deadly car-to-car shooting in central Bakersfield. Kira Conerly-Burton II was sentenced last week in ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Prosecutors on Monday filed a murder charge against a 46-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Oildale. Darin Lee Williford on Mond… ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Taft man who was wanted for a fatal hit-and-run motorcycle crash on Kern Street surrendered to Kern County Sheriff’s deputies at the Kern Superior Court. … ...

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. If ...

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 ...

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) condemned recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations in Southern California and said the agency is being dishonest in who it’s ...

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — California Senator Alex Padilla will introduce legislation on Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. The bill, du… ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KGET) — In the matter of Dog vs. Fire, the winner is the dog! Remember this little story from last year’s Borel Fire? If exhausted Kern County firefighters needed a morale boost ...

Presented by: Greater Bakersfield Chamber This week’s Chamber Perk highlights a meaningful project from Leadership Bakersfield Team 2. Crystal Meyer, executive director of The Gentleman Project, jo… ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A plea deal was withdrawn Thursday in the case of a man who killed a Bakersfield attorney in 2017. 17 News live blogged the proceedings. Judge John R. Brownlee, who ...

(NEXSTAR) — For a short time, McDonald’s fans were able to visit the chain’s handful of spinoff restaurants inspired by a part-alien, part-vehicle character that made its debut in the 1980s. In May, ...