Bakersfield CA

Ripple Fiber, a leading 100-percent fiber-optic internet provider and network operator, announced a significant achievement with plans to enter California, its tenth state. Investing over $60 million in this initial project, Ripple Fiber will deliver high-speed fiber internet service to nearly 50,000 homes in Kern...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Audiobook Walking Club is holding their first Little Free Library Crawl this weekend and Angelica Sabiano joined 17 News at Sunrise to talk about the event. The Little Free Library Crawl two mile walk is set to happen Dec. 20 at Beach Park on 3400 21st St. The Little Free Library […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It has been 16 years since director James Cameron introduced the world of Pandora in the stunningly shot “Avatar.” It was an introduction – and a massive metaphor – for what happens when greed becomes such a driving force that the native people, plants and animals are collateral damage...

The community gathered to honor lives lost in homelessness while the annual point-in-time count highlights the ongoing need for local services in Kern County.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who pleaded no contest to all charges in connection with an alleged drunken driving crash that injured several people — including a child — was sentenced to five years in prison. Deonicio Gallegos-Ramirez, 35, was sentenced Wednesday, a month after he made an “open plea” in the hope...

At least one person was killed in an incident near northbound Highway 99 and White Lane, after a person was reportedly jumping in front of cars.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Four people were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of selling narcotics to the homeless population from a motel on Union Avenue, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Officers with BPD’s Impact Unit engaged in a month-long investigation and learned several people were...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Doctors are calling it a medical miracle. Suze Lopez, a Bakersfield woman who had been living with a growing cyst for more than 20 years, recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy. "It was the best feeling seeing wow, you were growing inside of me and I had no idea," Lopez said.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — 17 News visited Kern Radio 1180 on Friday to hear firsthand what residents think about this diversion. Suffice it to say, many are very unhappy. “You strip away all of the special circumstances. You strip away who his family is. You strip away what his job is. If you look at […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It’s happened again. CHP officers in Bakersfield pulled over a driver clocked going over 100 mph on a busy highway. The California Highway Patrol in Bakersfield posted to social media pictures of a traffic stop and a citation showing a driver allegedly clocked going 129 mph along...