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18:59

17 News @ Sunrise 06/19/2024

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2024/06/19

Some of today's top storiesNow to your 17 crime watch - and the investigation into a sexual assault that happened on the main campus of Bakersfield College Monday night. Officials suspect a masked homeless person attacked and fondled a female student in a bathroom... the same bathroom where another sexual assault happened in 2017. 17's Jenny Huh reports.Firefighters are making signifcant progress in the battle to contain the *post fire* burning in l-a and ventura counties. The fire started

18:05

17 News @ Sunrise 06/18/2024

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2024/06/18

Some of today's top storiesAn hours long standoff in southeast Bakersfield has come to an end. It all happened at a home on South Haley Street. Police say a man with a knife was threatening to kill his girlfriend. Officers say the woman was able to safely escape. But, the boyfriend, barricaded himself inside and refused to come out. After several hours of trying to get the suspect to surrender, the SWAT team went inside the home and arrested the man. He was faces numerous charges,

27:31

17 News @ Sunrise 06/17/2024

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2024/06/17

Some of today's top storiesAs most areas of Kern County remain under a Red Flag warning, a massive fire continues to burn just south of the Grapevine. It's being called the Post Fire. This is what many people witnessed as they drove over Tejon Pass. The wind-driven fire ignited Saturday and quickly ran up the mountainside. This morning -- more than 14-thousand acres haved burned and it's only 2-percent contained. Two commercial properties have BEEN DESTROYED from the fire... And air quality warnings

24:06

17 News @ Sunrise 06/14/2024

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2024/06/14

Some of today's top storiesProsecutors have brought charges against the man police were chasing when a BPD patrol vehicle slammed into *different* car -- killing a man and seriously injuring a woman. That crash happened last year at the intersection of South Vineland and Muller Roads. Court documents say 23-year-old Michael Stephens Jr. led police on a high-speed chase but the vehicle became disabled, and he was taken into custody. More than a mile away -- former officer Ricardo Robles

22:51

17 News @ Sunrise 06/13/2024

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2024/06/13

Some of today's top storiesThe state agency in charge of certifying California law enforcement officers met yesterday in West Sacramento to decide the professional future of a former Kern County Sheriff's lieutenant. David Hubbard, fired in 2022 by the Sheriff's Office and now an employee of the Kern County District Attorney's Office, was facing his permanent decertification as a peace officer. 17's Robert Price was there and attended a hearing of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and

23:16

17 News @ Sunrise 06/12/2024

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2024/06/12

Some of today's top storiesAn hours long standoff in northeast Bakersfield came to an end late last night. Bakersfield police were called to the six-thousand block of Hill Dale Court around 6 p.m. for a domestic violence incident. When they arrived, officers were able to get a woman and her children safely out of the home. But, BPD says the suspect, 30-year-old Paul McCormack refused to leave and made threats to the officers. The SWAT team and crisis negotiators were called out and a couple

22:33

17 News @ Sunrise 06/11/2024

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2024/06/11

Some of today's top storiesFirefighters were busy once again last night, with a vegetation Fire along Truxtun Avenue. This fire started just before 6 p.m. near Empire Drive. If you were driving in the area at the time, you no doubt saw a lot of smoke from the flames. Crews were able to get it knocked down quickly. No word on how it started or how much brush burned.Some residents in Wofford Heights who were evacuated during last week's 155 wildfire, say they're concerned for their safety

26:32

17 News @ Sunrise 06/10/2024

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2024/06/10

Some of today's top stories2 people are hospitalized this morning following a brutal crash in south Bakersfield. This happened just after 10 p.m. last night on East Panama Lane and Sparks Street. Two cars were involved and one reportedly caught on fire. two people suffered moderate to major injuries. No word on their condition as of this morning. The cause of this crash is unknown.an update on an oil spill that's contaminated water in parts of Bakersfield... that left many businesses closed for

21:59

17 News @ Sunrise 06/07/2024

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2024/06/07

Some of today's top storiesA man is in the hospital this morning after being shot. It happened in a field about a mile east of the Bakersfield Speedway. KCSO says deputies found the man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital. Authorities have not provided any information on a suspect.We turn now to the latest on two wildfires in Kern County - one prompting an evacuation order in Wofford Heights. The so-called 155 fire was reported in the area of Wofford Heights Boulevard

22:27

17 News @ Sunrise 06/06/2024

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2024/06/06

Some of today's top storiesthe ongoing investigation into Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner. Scrivner is accused of sexually assaulting a child back in late April, but the second district supervisor's whereabouts have remained unknown since. After nearly six weeks of silence surrounding this case, today *COULD* be his first public appearance since the accusations. 17's Aleeya Fitzgerald is live in front of the Downtown Justice Building with more.This morning marks the 80th anniversary of

21:11

17 News @ Sunrise 06/05/2024

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2024/06/05

Some of today's top storiesYet another wildfire is burning in Kern County - this one burning just outside of Taft this morning. It started just after 5 o'clock yesterday evening on Hill Road in an area southwest of Taft. Initially, Kern County Fire reported 50 acres had burned. But, the latest update from Cal Fire is 850 acres with only 5-percent containment. Multiple fire crews have been fighting the flames on the ground and from the air. No word on whether any homes are threatened or

22:20

17 News @ Sunrise 06/04/2024

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2024/06/04

Some of today's top storiesA former antique store in downtown Bakersfield goes up in flames. This used to be Great American Antiques on 19th Street.It sits right across the street from the Bakersfield Museum of Art.The old antique store closed in November.This 3-alarm fire broke out around 11:30 last night and quickly consumed the 37-thousand square foot building.Fire crews have remained on scene throughout the night trying to clean up.It's unclear what caused the fire to break out or if there were

22:17

17 News @ Sunrise 06/03/2024

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2024/06/03

Some of today's top storiesA brush fire near Lake Isabella has prompted evacuations this morning. Here's a look at the fire from a nearby camera... This fire is being called the "Shadow Fire" and is located on Shadow Mountain Drive near Denise Drive. Officials say it is spreading at a moderate speed. An evacuation warning is in effect for the Squirrel Mountain Valley area. We will continue to follow this breaking news and bring you any updates as they become availablefire crews were busy

20:05

17 News @ Sunrise 05/31/2024

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2024/05/31

Some of today's top storiesDonald trump, the former president and presumptive 2024 gop nominee, was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a hush money scheme that silenced a porn star, in effect interfering with the 2016 presidential election. Nbc's brie jackson is in washington with details on this historic criminal case.Our political anaylsts joined us in studio yesterday to talk more about this historic verdict... Cathy Abernathy on the right.. and Marisa Wood on

20:12

17 News @ Sunrise 05/30/2024

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2024/05/30

Some of today's top storiesa developing story out of California City. A homicide investigation is underway this morning following a shooting at a McDonald's. According to police, the shooting happened around 12:30 yesterday afternoon at the McDonald's on California City Boulevard. The victim was shot and taken to Antelope Valley Hospital where that person died. No arrests have been made. The ages of those involved and the circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been

25:15

17 News @ Sunrise 05/29/2024

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2024/05/29

Some of today's top storiesA u-s military fighter jet headed to Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County - crashed in new mexico.The plane was a developmental model of the f-35 fighter jet that was being delivered by lockheed martin. It had just taken off from albuquerque and was en route to edwards air force base when it went down.Fortunately, the pilot was able to eject safely. An investigation is underway into the cause of the crash.After weeks of sqauring off inside the courtroom, the

21:42

17 News @ Sunrise 05/28/2024

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2024/05/28

Some of today's top storiesPolice are asking for your help catching accused members of an organized crime ring that stole tens of thousands dollars in sunglasses... and sold them out of a smoke shop. This all happened at the Sunglass Hut at Valley Plaza Mall earlier this month. BPD says three people walked into the store and stole about 50 pairs of designer sunglasses. Then they returned and stole another 50 pairs a few days later... this time pepper spraying staff who tried to stop them.

23:02

17 News @ Sunrise 05/27/2024

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2024/05/27

Some of today's top storiesAt least one person is dead this morning following a fiery crash on Interstate 5. It happened last night just after 11 p.m. just south of Main Drain Road. C-H-P says the car fire quickly spread to nearby brush. It is unclear what led up to the crash. The person killed has not been publicly identifiedFire crews are trying to contain the flames of a wildfire in Buttonwillow called the Twisselman Fire. The Twisselman Wildfire has consumed more than 300 acres in an

26:17

17 News @ Sunrise 05/24/2024

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2024/05/24

Some of today's top storiesA man is in custody this morning after he was involved in a SWAT standoff in East Bakersfield yesterday. This all began around 4 p.m. at Fast Stop Market on Niles and Virginia Streets. KCSO says the man fled from a stolen vehicle into the convenience store, where he barricaded himself and refused to come out. Deputies eventually went inside and took the man into custody. They say a firearm was recovered at the scene. The Kern County Sheriff's Senior Deputy who

26:57

17 News @ Sunrise 05/23/2024

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2024/05/23

Some of today's top storiesfire crews raced to the scene of a structure fire in central Bakersfield early this morning. It happened just before 2 a.m. on Holtby Road. You can see damage to the home in this video... As firefighters douse the flames. No injuries have been reported. The cause of this fire is under investigationWe now know the reason for the overwhelming law enforcement response to an unexplained incident on Seventh Standard Road Tuesday afternoon. A body found inside a

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