Get to know the candidates: We sent participants in the 22nd Congressional District Debate a questionnaire. Here’s how they responded
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Ahead of the 22nd Congressional Debate on Wednesday, Oct. 2, KGET sent each of the candidates in the race a questionnaire hoping to get answers to some basic questions — ...
Ken Page, who starred in ‘Cats’ on Broadway and voiced Oogie Boogie, dies at 70
Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls,” introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in “Cats” and scared generations of kids as the ...
Mississippi justices reject latest appeal from man on death row since 1976
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously denied the latest appeal from a man who has been on the state’s death row longer than any other inmate. Richard ...
Community invited to support breast cancer awareness with Links for Life
The community is invited to join Links for Life as they kick off breast cancer awareness month and celebrates with a series of events. The organization’s ...
John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84
John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has ...
‘Vox Machina’ third season reveals more history
Sam Reigel, executive producer of the Prime Video series “The Legend of Vox Machina,” describes the upcoming third season as the characters having trust issues and the storylines dealing with ...
No one expects a judge’s rollback of Georgia’s abortion ban to be the last word
When a Georgia judge overturned the state’s abortion ban this week, abortion rights advocates praised the ruling and opponents denounced it — all knowing the ...
Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says
California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose ...
Wilmer Valderrama. Rosario Dawson. America Ferrera. Star-led drive aims to get Latinos to vote
With a star-studded cast of celebrities and influencers, the Voto Latino Foundation launched a $5 million initiative Tuesday to encourage Latinos to vote in the upcoming election. The “Vota Con ...
Watchdog blasts DEA for not reporting human rights abuses by foreign policing partners
A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human rights violations committed by Latin American law enforcement ...
Kason Guyton Trial: Oct. 1
The trial of Jonathan Knight, accused of killing 5-year-old Kason Guyton during a car-to-car shooting in 2017, resumed Tuesday. 17 News will live blog the ...
Motions hearing postponed in Karim Reyad case
A hearing on multiple motions filed in the case of Karim Reyad, the one-armed motorist charged with murder in a deadly crash in southwest Bakersfield, was ...