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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Taft man accused of murdering his wife’s lover began testifying in his own defense Monday and is expected to describe his mental state in the days leading up to the killing. 17 News is live blogging the testimony. Nahaman Bucato, 35, shot and killed Ben Bernal in September of last […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Mike Sherm is set to perform at the Bakersfield Fox Theater in late September. The show is set for Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. with the doors opening at 7 p.m., according to event organizers. To purchase tickets, click here.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 28-year-old woman last seen in central Bakersfield. Police said Kymber Lynn Randall was last seen on August 28th, 2026, around 1:30 p.m. in the 700 block of 8th Street. Randall...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a missing man from Shafter who was found near a jail building in Santa Barbara in August. Around 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, custody staff with the Santa Barbara Main Jail Administration contacted the sheriff’s offi

With another tropical system possibly heading toward Southern California, Kern County officials and local agencies are urging residents to prepare, drawing comparisons to the impacts of Hurricane Hilary in August 2023. Tehachapi city staff said the mountain community is ready for intense weather after being among the a

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Clinica Sierra Vista is facing allegations of punishing whistleblowers who reported acts of corruption committed by the nonprofit’s top executives. Clinica Sierra Vista is a nonprofit, federally qualified health center that serves over 200,000 residents in Kern and Fresno counties each year

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The weather story looks to be a cooldown in our forecast in the days ahead, which should be welcome by most across our area!. This is because multiple low pressure troughs are anticipated to swing into the West Coast from the north Pacific, which will bring more of a northwesterly flow

Two senior employees and a former board member are accusing Clinica Sierra Vista’s leadership of corruption, financial manipulation and retaliation against whistleblowers. The lawsuits allege executives at the Bakersfield-based healthcare nonprofit developed a plan that could have allowed them to personally benefit fro

The county of Kern should stop wasting taxpayer money on its ill-advised lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield and focus on public safety. The recent Community Voices by the chairman of the Board of Supervisors has one correct line of thinking in it. Lawsuits are a waste of taxpayer money.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is seeking approval from county leaders to buy an additional armored vehicle for its SWAT operations, according to the Board of Supervisors meeting agenda for Tuesday. The new Rook is set to cost $621,763, according to the agenda. KCSO would buy it from Ring