Chris Burton KGET

12/02/2022

"You're starting to see a lot more people put the Shafter bumper stickers on their cars. It's special. It's cool."

Generals football is Shafter. And Shafter is Generals football:

SHAFTER, Calif. (KGET) — Two words have echoed through the city of Shafter for the past week. As the trains roll in, as neighbors pass each other on the street, the city whispers: Valley Champions.…

11/08/2022

The school board landscape has changed drastically since the pandemic. After several years of heated meetings, an slate of first-time candidates looks to channel that anger into political victory.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Longtime school board trustees agree: this election cycle has been unlike any other. “I can definitely say that this one is potentially much more contentious,” Ba…

09/16/2022

Two Bakersfield programs look to build momentum heading into league play. Independence takes on Frontier in your FFX Game of the Week:

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Frontier Titans will take the field Friday night thinking they should be undefeated. “I feel like, honestly, we should have won that game (at Hanford),”…

08/27/2022

There’s still plenty of time to Clear the Shelters at the Bakersfield Animal Care Center!! Join me and Lola to find your forever friend! Adoption fees, vaccines and spay/neuter services are waived

07/12/2022

We all know life can be a little puzzling. Fortunately, one retired firefighter is good at picking up the pieces.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Jim Warren’s life has gone to pieces — but that’s just how he likes it. After retiring in 2017, the 86-year-old veteran and former firefighter has plenty of time on his…

07/12/2022

On Saturday, Kern County Public Health officials confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox in a Kern County resident. KCPH would not disclose any identifying information about the patient, but said their illness is minor.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The global outbreak of the monkeypox virus has arrived in Kern County. On Saturday, Kern County Public Health officials confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox i…

05/10/2022

"That was all I knew. And that was not normal."

For the past two years, nursing graduates have stepped from the classroom to the frontlines of a public health crisis. This spring, they're getting their first taste of "normal."

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — In August 2020, at the height of the first wave of the pandemic, Caitlyn Phillips took her first step into Adventist Health Bakersfield. “COVID-land,” Phillips sa…

04/25/2022

A fundraiser at a local elementary school aimed to raise around $5,000. Students tripled that — and at the center of it all was one kindergartener.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Downtown Elementary’s Penny Wars fundraiser was supposed to raise around $5,000. The school raised more than triple that. At the center of it all was one kinderga…

04/01/2022

The MiSS Program was founded last summer by Starbase Edwards director Amira Flores. It's aimed at getting girls and young women a jumpstart in science and tech fields where they see less opportunity.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The countdown was seconds long, but the anticipation had been building for months. For the girls of Mighty in STEM Sisters, also known as MiSS, Thursday was the day the…

03/23/2022

Bakersfield City School District, like every district across the state, must push school start times back by the start of next school year. The board discussed logistical challenges at Tuesday's meeting.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — School boards and parents across Kern County are planning for an adjustment in school start times that comes with complications. Legislation passed in 2019 requires Cal…

03/21/2022

Pollen season is starting earlier, lasting longer, and hitting us all harder. My latest for
KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield on why it's happening, and how to cope:

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Seasonal allergies can be a headache… and a runny nose, a sore throat, and itchy eyes. As the Earth heats up, they’re hitting us earlier and earlier. “Pollen seasons ar…

03/18/2022

“The moment I realized this was going to be really serious is when the doctor walked in with three nurses."

Carter Henley is a sweet, sports-loving four year old. He also might not be here, if not for a T-ball collision and some quick thinking.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Carter Henley needed a little help with the rules of T-ball. “It was the first T-ball game he’s ever played in,” Carter’s father Patrick said. “…