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Some of today's top stories A man is behind bars this morning after an hours-long standoff with KCSO deputies in Rosamond. This is what the scene looked like last night.     The Kern County Sheriff's Office says deputies were sent to this home for a report of a restraining order violation.     However, deputies say a man -- identified as 24-year-old Joseph Nelson -- refused to come out and barrica...

Some of today's top stories an update on Kern's homeless crisis.      Dozens of people are back on the street this morning after being arrested during an encampment sweep in Old Town Kern.     The sweep is drawing polarizing opinions.     Some say it is just making the homeless crisis worse.... while others say strategical sweeps can be the solution.     17's Cecilia Trevino has the story. In an e...

Some of today's top stories a violent crash that shut down lanes of highway 178 last night.one of the cars resting in the median of the road. This happened on the 178 between Haley Street and Mount Vernon Avenue. At least two cars were involved. Most of the road had to be shut down as crews cleared the area. We're still waiting for more information about the crash from CHP, but an ambulance was se...

Some of today's top stories a shooting investigation launched in Lamont overnight Here's what we've learned so far.      The shooting happened around 6:45 last night.      Investigators say a man was shot several times and was inside this home when deputies arrived.      KCSO says the man was taken to the hospital with wounds that do not appear to be life threatening.      No word this morning on...

Some of today's top stories An investigation is underway this morning after a man was found dead in a Planet Fitness parking lot. This is what the scene looked like last night in Central Bakersfield. Police say a man called to report that his brother was unresponsive inside a car. Witnesses say they saw officers arrive and break through a backseat window. You can see what appears to be glass on th...

Some of today's top stories We're learning Nikki Haley is set to drop out of the race for president. That now leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate vying for the White House. This news is according to three people with direct knowledge of Haley's decision. Haley is expected to formally suspend her campaign in a speech at 7 a.m. Haley argued that she was a fresh alternative to...

Some of today's top stories It's the biggest election day on the primary calender... Super Tuesday is here... and our local polls are just hours away from opening up. Whether you got your ballot in the mail or you're making sure to head to the polls later today, we've compiled everything you need to know. Polls are open from 7:00am to 8:00pm today. You can head to www.kernvote.com, and click on th...

Some of today's top stories Yosemite national park is back open this morning. The park closed Friday because of the storm. Park rangers say as of three o-clock yesterday visitors were welcome to come in through the highway 41 and 140 entrances. Big Oak Flat Road and Badger Pass Road plus some ski areas will stay closed until today at noon and tire chains are required. The Wawona campground will re...

Some of today's top stories the department of water resources conducted its third snow survey of the season yesterday morning, before a full-blown blizzard is expected to roll through the sierra nevada mountains. At Phillips Station, the DWR measured the water content of the sierra snowpack... showing a depth of 47 point 5 inches -- roughly four feet.. which is about 77 percent of the average for...

Some of today's top stories For the second time in two weeks... pro-Palestinian protesters took over a Bakersfield City Council meeting... calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Several protesters delivered passionate speeches in front of the council for a little under an hour last night. They want councilmembers to approve a ceasefire resolution... joining more than 70 other cities across the U.S. At t...

Some of today's top stories We begin with breaking news from overnight out of east Bakersfield... where crews are battling another train fire this morning. You can see firefighters... sliding that door open to find a raging fire inside the train. This is on the railroad along Edison Highway... near the East California Avenue intersection. Crews first got word of the fire shortly after 2 A-M. No wo...

Some of today's top stories It's primary day in Michigan and another test for Nikki Haley who is trying to hang on despite the odds. For democrats, the battleground state could be a barometer for president Biden who faces severe criticism there for his handling of the Israel-hamas war. NBC's brie Jackson is in Washington We're learning more on what *was* a major concern for some voters in the Cent...

Some of today's top stories Invetigators this mornig are trying to figure out what caused a train to catch fire in downtown Bakerwfield. Crews raced to this scene near Mechanics Bank Arena Saturday night. Investigators say when they arrived... the conductor had no idea the train was on fire. It was found stopped under a bridge of Highway 99... and had to be moved to another location before fire cr...

Some of today's top stories Four candidates took the stage in a highly anticipated debate in our studio last night...  All of them are trying to fill that open congressional seat -- last held by Bakersfield's Kevin McCarthy. Four candidates qualified for the debate.  Bakersfield Assemblymember Vince Fong and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux on the right... local educator Marisa Wood and securi...

Some of today's top stories breaking news from overnight. Another pedestrian is dead this morning following a hit-and-run crash. It happened around 9-30 at the intersection of Columbus and Rice Street. When officers arrived... they say they found a man dead in the middle of the road. The driver involved in the crash had already fled. Investigators say the man was hit in an "unmarked crosswalk." An...

Some of today's top stories A bombshell announcement in the race for California's 20th Congressional District. Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong. 17's Jenny Huh has more. The four candidates seeking to win the U.S. House of Representatives seat once filled by Kevin McCarthy will take to the debate stage tomorrow night in a bid to win your vote. The candi...

Some of today's top stories Dozens of officers scrambled to the scene of a shooting in south Bakersfield... that prompted a standoff with the SWAT team. We're told by authorities at least one shooting victim is in the hospital. 17's Rob Hagan has the latest. This is an 8-foot tall statue of Sinclair's famous green dinosaur. It's on its way back to where it belongs... at the gas station on the corn...

Some of today's top stories Two men are dead this morning... following a shooting in Lamont over the weekend. KCSO says deputies found the two men down with gunshot wounds Saturday night on Tatum Street.  One victim was pronounced dead at the scene... the other died at the hospital.  No suspects have been named at this time.  The investigation continues this morning. An elderly man was killed in a...

Some of today's top stories 35 men are under arrest after investigators say they uncovered a massive and illegal marijuana grow house in north Bakersfield. These are photos shared by KCSO. You can see rows and rows on marijuana plants inside a warehouse. This is on Getty Street. KCSO says more than 25-hundred plants and 500 pounds of processed marijuana were seized. Multiple assault weapons were a...

Some of today's top stories We begin with breaking news from overnight. Details are still at this time... but we have new pictures of a violent, rollover crash in northeast Bakersfield. One person was sent to the hospital and a classic car was damaged following a multi-vehicle crash in Central Bakersfield. It happened yesteray morning at the intersection of California and Chester Avenues. Bakersfi...

Some of today's top stories Tulare County sheriff Mike Boudreaux is set to make an announcement later today that may have a significant impact on the highly competitive race for California's 20th Congressional District. We are learning more this morning about a 15 year old boy who was killed in Delano. Details are still limited... but the coroner says he died more than 48 hours after being attacke...

Some of today's top stories: School district discord... a local father horrified after realizing a stranger, supposedly on the other side of the country, was contacting his daughter through a school issued computer. And the things that stranger was saying... will shock you even more. Community members gather to discuss police reform in Bakersfield... with talks targeting our local black and latino...

Some of today's top stories: The Kansas City Chiefs are crowned Super Bowl Champions...after an overtime thriller. And overnight -- fans across the country celebrated the big win. A man is behind bars this morning after a deadly crash in south Bakersfield. Why he's being charged for homicide.... Why the Boy Scouts are hoping to create homes for the mammals along the Kern River....and why they hope...

Top stories of the day: The heavy rains that pushed through the area have caused rockslides through the Kern River Canyon... closing Highway 178. We're live with a look at the mess and what we know about other road conditions around the area. This is a look at just how quickly mudslides can take over entire neighborhoods. This is in LA County... just one of hundreds like it that have impacted the...

Top stories of the day: Legendary country music singer Toby Keith has died. Details on the singer's battle with cancer, coming up. Clean up is underway after wild winds and rain pounded our area... knocking fences down like dominoes around town. In Los Angeles, some areas picking up nearly a foot of rain... triggering dozens of landslides. And up north, sadly, the storms have turned deadly.