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It was our big topic Tuesday on 17 News at Sunrise.  A one cent sales tax increase proposal from the Kern Taxpayers Association.  Mike Turnipseed says it's about our county controlling its destiny.  Naysayers see another tax and possibly...

****Wow....corrected the title at 3 pm July 18. Why didn't anyone tell me I was writing about big rib blues?****   Trucks rumble down Kern County roads carrying goods across the state. But critics say we get potholes, bad air and traffic with...

My story on a dog sanctuary has touched a nerve with the sanctuary owner: http://kimi2.com/KimiPeck/Directory.html If you're not familiar, here's a link to my story to get you up to speed: http://www.kget.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=29354@video.kget.com...

NEWPORT TELEVISION, THE PARENT COMPANY OF KGET-TV MADE A RESTRUCTURING ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES A REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE. THE LAYOFFS INVOLVE 56 STATIONS IN 25 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INCLUDES SOME STAFF REDUCTION HERE AT KGET. A NEWPORT...

Some say cats and dogs act funny.  Others say toads and frogs invaded China shortly before last weeks' devastating earthquake.  So what do you think?  Can animals predict earthquakes?  One of the geologists we talked to says it's not...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It was a jolt of energy for a crowd of about 150 people wilting in the midday heat outside the California Supreme Court building in San Francisco. Word that the Republican-controlled state high court had voted 4-3 to overturn a state...

Parents and teachers, this is the latest fad: cellphone ringtones that you and I can't hear. Take a listen to the tones on this page and let me know how far you get.  I cutoff somewhere around 20-30 years old.  That makes me sad. http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org...

More and more baby boomers (and beyond) are going back to school for personal or financial reasons. Some have hit dead ends in their jobs, or others are just looking for a change of scenerey. Some want to be lifelong learners.  So....they are going...

An amendment to last year's energy bill may force lawmakers like Congressman Kevin McCarthy to select a more fuel-efficient vehicle. The LA Times reports Mccarthy drives a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer leased at taxpayer expense. The paper reports the vehicle...

The Police Department says Leon Anderson Junior used two guns to shoot Officer Eddy in the chest and leg but the department says one of the guns and all of the bullets Anderson fired were never found.The police department said it's clear: Leon Anderson...

Xavier Zamora says he's an amateur moviemaker.      Which is why the 23-year-old grabbed a video camera when he heard a commotion outside his Oildale home last month.      What he caught on camera was a 3-minute...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - The reported kidnapping of a nine-year-old California boy that triggered a two-state Amber Alert yesterday was an apparent hoax. Police say Zane Newton died in an accidental dirt collapse in a field near his Bakersfield...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A prosecutor says a Bakersfield soldier at Fort Lewis, Washington, killed a married couple - both fellow soldiers - and poured acid on their bodies in an attempt to dispose of them. The couple died Saturday. Ivette Gonzalez Davila...

It's been five months since the fbi raided the homes and businesses of real estate agents david crisp and carl cole . Former Crisp and Cole real estate agent Scott Reynolds didn't want to talk with us on camera about his former employer David Crisp,...

An ambush interview with embattled realtor David Crisp has become the talk of the town online.A local radio personality grabbed a camera and confronted Crisp after spotting him at a local restaurant.KRAB radio host Francis Mayer said when he saw Crisp...

Even if it's cruel to cage calves in tiny pens, it's not something a private citizen can do anything about, an appeals court ruled in a Valley case that has caught national attention.It's a local suit similar to the national case that led to the biggest...

Should the state be able to stack sex offenders in the same motel? Here's the script to our story.   A 17 NEWS INVESTIGATION: TWO YEARS AGO, CALIFORNIA VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED JESSICA'S LAW. IT PLACES RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE REGISTERED SEX...

A PARENT IN FLORIDA IS HOPING HER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT LEARNED HIS LESSON, AFTER HE WAS RUDE TO HIS TEACHER. AS ROGER WEEDERHAS REPORTS, THE BOY'S MOTHER MADE HIM HOLD UP A SIGN APOLOGIZING FOR HIS BEHAVIOR. HOLDING A SIGN SAYING "I WAS RUDE TO...

HERE  IS A TEXT OF THE STORY THAT AIRED TONIGHT. WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. [Anchor:JIM]{***JIM***} TONIGHT WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO SHARE WITH YOU. AN ASSIGNMENT TO HELP ALL OF US GAIN A LITTLE...

This is the script from tonight's interview with Corp. Wesley Barrientos.  This will be the first, in what we hope will be an ongoing conversation with a solider who made a major sacrifice for his country.  Feel free to leave comments and questions...

Actor Heath Ledger has died. A New York Police Department spokesman says the "Brokeback Mountain" star was found dead at what is believed to be his Manhattan apartment. Authorities say Ledger's death may be drug-related death. The Australian-born actor...

Fred Thompson is out. The Republican actor-politician is dropping his bid for the presidential nomination after a series of poor finishes in early primaries and caucuses. Thompson hasn't said whether he'll endorse any of his former rivals.  In...

The Federal Reserve is signaling that more cuts could come after it unexpectedly slashed a key interest rate by a bold three-fourths of a percentage point. The stock market fluctuated throughout the day before making a partial rebound. The Dow closed...

President Bush has exempted the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using sonar in its anti-submarine warfare training off the California coast - a practice critics say is harmful to whales and other marine mammals. The White House announced...

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is ineligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics because his prosthetic racing blades give him a clear competitive advantage. The International Association of Athletics Federations ruled today that the South...