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Bakersfield wine expert discusses champagne and other French wines
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As 17 News gears up for the Olympic games over the next two weeks, Maddie Janssen and Alex Fisher take a look at French culture and cuisine. Maddie and Alex spoke with wine expert and owner of Campo Bar+Bottle, Molly Rivera, about a celebratory drink people sip on all over the […]
Great Redwood Trail Ad Airs On NBC
California taxpayers probably paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a slick half-hour ad on NBC Bay Area Sunday night. It was quite the propaganda coup, although we doubt many people actually watch “OpenRoads with Doug McConnell.”. The Trail’s grandiosity was underscored by the contrast between the two principle...
How you can help people affected by Borel Fire
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As the Borel Fire ravages the Kern River canyon and forcing people to evacuate, you may be wondering what you can do. There are ways you can help those survivors. First, a cash donation to the Red Cross goes a long way. That money goes to meals, clothing, medical help and […]
Red Cross opens second evacuation shelter at Lake Isabella Senior Center
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A second Red Cross evacuation shelter has opened at the Lake Isabella Senior Center, located at 6405 Lake Isabella as of Friday. Residents forced to evacuate due to the Borel Fire are welcome. The first evacuation location, the Tehachapi Education Center, is is available for...
Johnson calls out Harris for illegal voting ‘catastrophe’ during border visit
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) targeted Vice President Kamala Harris during a border visit to Southern California, blaming her for allowing noncitizens to vote. Johnson’s comments came as he visited the San Ysidro Port of Entry alongside Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on Friday. The Republican leader called San Diego “the epicenter of the Biden-Harris border […]
California fire scorches through land the size of Los Angeles as blazes burn across US West
Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.
$10M Scratchers ticket sold in East Bay
(KRON) — In the East Bay, one lucky shopper stopped at a gas and grocery mart and became a millionaire. Janet Coppedge stopped in at A&A Gas and Food Mart in Dublin and won a “massive” $10 million top prize playing a California 200X Scratchers, the California Lottery announced on Thursday. Coppedge was one of […]
California education official embezzled over $16 million, hid cash in mini fridge, officials say
A former California public school district official was sentenced to over five years in prison Thursday after officials found he embezzled nearly $16.7 million from the district over the years — hiding stacks of cash in a small refrigerator. Jorge Armando Contreras, 53, who previously worked as the senior...
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