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Some of today's top storiesA 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 barricaded himself inside a room.    You can see several emergency vehicles were on scene during this time... as deputies asked the public to stay away.      The man eventually walked out of the home hours later... and was taken into custody on several charges.This morning we know the name of the man who was shot and killed by a KCSO deputy this week. The coroner says 53-year-old Cole Jackson Hughes of Bakersfield was killed in the shooting.    Deputies say they initially responded to a report of domestic violence at a home on Beardsley Avenue on Sunday.     KCSO says Hughes was armed with a deadly weapon when deputies arrived.

Some of today's top storiesan 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 effort to combat the homeless crisis here in Kern County... a local nonprofit is getting a big check from the feds -- worth 9 million dollars.Hanford representative David Valadao secured the funds last week in the passage of a new bill in congress.    You can see him checking the site -- with Open Door members -- for an impending homeless shelter.     Open Door says the project will be "truly transformative."    No yet on when the new shelter is expected to break ground. A man is under arrest this morning in connection to a stabbing in Southwest Bakersfield. The stabbing happened just after midnight yesterday on Morrison St

Some of today's top storiesa 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 seen leaving the scene.A man accused of domestic violence and being armed with weapons was shot by a deputy in Oildale.The shooting happened yesterday afternoon.    KCSO says deputies responded to a domestic violence call at a home on Beardsley Avenue.    Officials say when deputies arrived, they confronted a man armed with a deadly weapon.    One deputy shot the suspect.    That man was sent to the hospital.    No one else was hurt.    KCSO says there were multiple guns found on sceneToday marks four years since the world abruptly stopped...and began navigating a deadly pandemic. It was March 11, 2020.    The World Health

Some of today's top storiesa 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 any possible suspects.Now to a standoff that played out in southwest Bakersfield.    Officers were called to a home yesterday afternoon on Tulane Park Place for a welfare check..     While they were there... officers say they issued probable cause to arrest an 83-year-old man.    Police say the man refused to come out of the home and made threats to shoot officers.    But a public safety decision was made for officers to leave after they determined the man was alone inside the home.A Kern County Grand Jury is revealing troubling information about California City. A new report released by the grand jury described Californi

Some of today's top storiesAn 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 the ground near the car. Police say there were no obvious signs of trauma to the body. The investigation is ongoing.An inmate was found dead inside the Lerdo Jail. The coroner's office says 30-year-old Jocelin Berly Alvarez died on Sunday. Investigators are now working to determine the cause and manner of her death.Two men -- accused of shooting and killing a rival gang member for mocking them -- will spend decades behind bars Avid Gray received life without parole and Demitris King got 20 years to life for the shooting. A mistrial was declared in the case of a third defendant, Christian Gaines, ba

Some of today's top storiesWe'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 the former president and that it was time to move past the “chaos” of the Trump era. Haley's candidacy was slow to attract support. But Haley ultimately outlasted other high-profile candidates, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence. Coming up at 6 -- we will speak with our political analysts to discuss what this means for the 2024 presidential election, in what is now expected to be a Trump and Biden rematch.This now gives Trump a clear path to the general election. He won by a landslide in the California primary....leading with 79 percent of the votes counted

Some of today's top storiesIt'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 the tab "Poll Site Look Up" to find the closest polling site. If you prefer using the drop box method, you must make sure to drop off your ballot before 8:0pm tonight at any of the 19 ballot drop boxes. Kernvote.com can also assist you in finding the nearest drop box. If you recieved a ballot by mail, you do NOT have to surrender it when coming in to a polling site to vote.You will not have to show ID to a site volunteer, unless it is your first time voting and you did NOT provide your driver license number, California identification number or the last four digits of your social security number on your registration fo

Some of today's top storiesYosemite 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-open as first come first serive- and the park says bring a shovel- to be prepared for winter camping. The final sprint is on heading into super Tuesday. For republicans, voters in more than a dozen states head to the polls in about 24 hours.While former President Trump is edging closer to a rematch with president biden, former u.n. Ambassador Nikki Haley is not giving in - she's celebrating her first primary win in the nation's capital - making her the first woman to ever win a republican primary.NBC's brie Jackson has the latest from Washington..And tomorrow voters across California will head to the polls as well. Here

Some of today's top storiesthe 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 this time of year at that location. DWR's electronic readings from 130 stations placed throughout the state indicate the statewide snowpack's water equivalent is 80-percent of average for this date -- a significant improvement from just 28% of average on January 1st. We have new information on an accident near Buttonwillow, that sent two men to the hospital. The crash happened yesterday morning on the 58 east of Bussell Road. According to the CHP, the driver of a Toyota Rav-4 that was involved in an earlier crash was walking around the vehicle, surveying the damage. That's when another car going about 60

Some of today's top storiesFor 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 this time, however, councilmembers have not announced any plans of voting on a resolution.The long-running feud between the Kern Medical Hospital Authority and the union representing rank and file workers at the hospital is getting tense.Yesterday morning, the Union announced the filing of a complaint with the state. They claim the Hospital Authority overpaid its top executives, through their own private consulting firms, to the tune of 23-million dollars over the last four years. Named in the complaint...Scott Thygerson, the current CEO for the Kern Hospital Authority... Andrew Cantu, the current Chief Financial

Some of today's top storiesWe 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 word yet on how it started... or if anyone was hurt. This is the second time in the past week that a train has caught fire in Bakersfield.An investigation is underway this morning into a crash that left a man dead and two others hurt in Shafter. It happened yesterday morning on Zerker Road... near 7th Standard Road. Four cars were involved. One man died at the scene. Two other drivers were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Three people were sent to the hospital... after being exposed to chemicals in Boron. The Kern County Hazmat team was called to this scene Monday morning.

Some of today's top storiesIt'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 WashingtonWe're learning more on what *was* a major concern for some voters in the Central Valley. Many voters who live in California's 20th Congressional District might have thought they were seeing double after receiving not one but *two* ballots in the mail in recent weeks. But this morning...the Kern County Elections Division is reiterating... those ballots are *not* identical. They are two *separate* ballots. One is for the March 5th Primary Election. The other is for the March 19th Special Election to fill the remainder of the term for Kevin McCarthy's vacated seat in congressOver on the Kern River Parkway... reports of assault, theft or the occasional bobcat sighting -- altho

Some of today's top storiesInvetigators 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 crews could work on containment.Police say the blazed caused half a million dollars in damages No injuries were reportedAnd it's on to Michigan -- with the South Carolina primary in the rearview mirror... Nikki Haley is focused on the Great Lakes State.The former U-N ambassador is vowing to stay in the race -- despite losing in her home state to former president Donald Trump.But Haley's fight will become only more difficult as a major donor network pulls its support.Meanwhile, the upcoming primaries will test president Biden's ability to navigate dissent within his own party over his response to Israel's war with Hamas.NBC

Some of today's top storiesFour 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 security officer Andy Morales on the left.  They touched on national issues like immigration and fentanyl at the border to Central Valley concerns like water storage Other topics included age limits for presidential candidates... homelessness... and high-speed rail.  We'll break down more of what happened in last night's debate... as well as was said in the media room when we went off aira major concern by local voters.One Kern County couple was filled with fear after learning they got two ballots each.  17's Rob Hagan has the story.

Some of today's top storiesbreaking 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 investigation continues this morning. By our count... this was 9-th pedestrian fatality in Kern County so far this year. Last year, there were 54.An apparent stabbing has left a man dead in east Bakersfield. It happened around 7:30 on Haley and Columbus Streets, near the Social Security Administration office. According to at least one witness, a man was stabbed. Emergency crews could be seen performing chest compressions on the victim for close to an hour. An ambulance that was called to the scene left without the victim. We're still waiting to hear back from police this morning. a d

Some of today's top storiesA 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 candidates will debate live in the KGET TV studios starting at 7 P-M. The debate will also be streamed live on KGET-dot-com and the KGET 17 News app. This is the first televised debate among the four candidates who qualified for the debate stage: Assemblymember Vince Fong, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, Marisa Wood and Andy Morales.Nikki Haley says she's not dropping out of the republican race for president any time soon. The former South Carolina governor spoke on the state of the race Tuesday. She made it clear that even though she significantly trails Trump in the polls... she intends to kee

Some of today's top storiesDozens 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 corner of Coffee and Hageman roads.... after being *stolen.* Officers found it still in one piece at a home in Oildale... where they also found stolen cars, gas pumps and car readers. Police say the card readers have been linked to a series of thefts at gas stations throughout Kern County. A man was arrested on several burglary charges. The green dinosaur statue... has a price tag of $100-thousand dollars. Roads are turning to rivers in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Heavy rain has triggered flooding in the area. You can see torrents of fast moving flood water winding their way through t

Some of today's top storiesTwo 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 crash on Highway 14 in Mojave. It happened Friday between two cars heading in opposite directions.C-H-P says the cars collided while one of them was making a left turn into a grocery store parking lot.The 84-man-old man -- riding in the passenger seat of that car making a trun -- was killed.Officers say he was not wearing a seatbelt.Two Delano teenagers -- accused of stealing cars and a puppy -- are under arrest. Delano police say two shops in town -- Truji's Automotive and Electric Repair -- were vandalized.Two cars -- along with keys, tools and a 3-month-old puppy named Brownie were reported stolen.Officers say they we

Some of today's top stories35 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 also confiscated. KCSO says the 35 men arested... are all from parts of Mexico.The search is on this morning for a man wanted for murder. Police say they are looking for 25-year-old Christopher Nathaniel Kenney.He's accused of shooting and killing another man and wounding 4 others in south Bakersfield back in 20-18.Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous.If you see him... call 9-1-1.First responders had to use the jaws of life in central Bakersfield.This happened yesterday afternoon on Holtby Court.The car somehow ran off the road and into a fence.One of our viewers, Brandon Barazza, sent us this video.He sa

Some of today's top storiesWe 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. Bakersfield Police say a truck ran a red light and crashed into three other cars, leaving one person hospitalized. The driver was taken into custodyKSCO is sharing these photos.You can see the person... wearing a black Chicago Bulls hoodie... holding the gun.This happened at Derrick's Liquor on Niles Street.KCSO says a second person was involved in the robbery, but did not provide a description or release images.If you know anything about this case... you're urged to call the sheriff's office.There are new developments in the homicide of a 14-year-old boy.The shooting happened last month at a home on Provincetown Avenue in sout