Some of today's top stories
- Fire crews raced to the scene of a building on fire in southeast Bakersfield. It happened just before 2 a.m. this morning on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard...
You can see in this video of a building engulfed in flames.
There are no known injuries at this time...
And the cause of the fire is under investigation. - Drinking water is becoming more dangerous, particularly in the Central Valley.
The state has a troubling list of contaminated wells, and Kern remains a leader.
17's Mikhala Armstrong takes a deep dive tonight at 6 in the 17 News Special Report 'Poison in the Water'.
Here is a look into this crisis. - It's been 15 years since California's High Speed Rail Project was endorsed by voters...
And yesterday, the Rail Authority held a meeting at Westchester Hall to get public feedback on Bakersfield's bullet train station coming in 2030.
17's Rob Hagan has more. - Making news around the nation...
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina is grieving this morning after multiple officers lost their lives in the line of duty. Three local officers and a U.S. Marshal's task force member were shot and killed..
Four other officers were wounded while serving a warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
A total of eight federal and local officers were shot yesterday as they came under fire from suspects inside the east Charlotte residence.
The suspect who fired the first shots was killed.
But officers received additional gunfire from inside the residence.
Two people inside the home are now being questioned as persons of interest.
The Charlotte police chief called it a tragic day for the city.. A woman and a 17-year-old male found inside the home after a three-hour standoff are being held for questioning.
