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What does it take to build a meal so massive that finishing it feels like an accomplishment? Across California, certain dining rooms answer that question daily, piling plates high with crab legs, sushi rolls, and stir-fry sizzling straight off the grill. Inside these spaces, chefs work fast at open stations,...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Grapevine Road exit from northbound Interstate 5 is closed after a semi-truck rollover Tuesday afternoon. The CHP’s website said on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at around 1:15 p.m., there was a report of a semi-truck that rolled over on the Grapevine Road off-ramp from northbound Inter

OXNARD, Calif. (KGET) – Three Bakersfield World War II veterans took a half-hour tour of the Southern California coast Saturday in a B-17 Flying Fortress. The three centenarians took their spin in the clouds out of the Oxnard Airport thanks to the generosity of the A-Z Foundation Group. “It wasn’t nervous at all; in fa

Golden mussels appear to have – so far – skipped one district in Kings County, Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District. The invasive species wreaking havoc throughout California’s water systems from Yolo to San Diego counties are in districts immediately to the north and south, but not the Tulare Lake Basin district,

Gas prices in California continue to rise and diesel prices are following in suit. With an average diesel price of over $8, Customers are now having to question whether to fill up their tank or help put food on the table.

Truckee and Lincoln have also successfully lobbied for an exception from the law.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault after leaving someone with moderate injuries in south Bakersfield Monday afternoon. Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 300 block of Casa Loma Drive Monday around 4:20 p.m. for the report of an assault

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A lucky person who purchased a $20 scratcher ticket in Shafter turned it into $2 million, according to California Lottery officials. California Lottery officials told 17 News the $20 Instant Prize Crossword scratcher ticket was sold by the Shafter Shell-Subway. It is unknown who the winner

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield Police Chief Brent Stratton is joining us in the studio for his monthly interview this September. Anthony Vasquez asks the Chief about what led up to the pursuit that killed a bystander and how the department is handling youth gang violence after the shooting at Independence Hig