Sunrise Top Stories

- Juneteenth Federal Holiday - President Biden signed a law making "Juneteenth" a federal holiday.

- BC Free Speech Lawsuit - Two Bakersfield College history professors are suing the Kern Community College District.

- The Peoples Budget - A local group is encouraging people to boycott businesses affiliated with Bakersfield city council members.

Noon Top Stories:

-Statewide Flex Alert called for Thursday as extreme temperatures loom

-Officers shoot, wound pursuit suspect in South Bakersfield Wednesday night

-College Coffee & Donuts giving free doughnuts to all 2021 grads

Sunrise Top Stories

- South Union OIS - What the suspect was accused of doing right before he was shot by police.

- City Budget Update - An expletive-laced city council meeting prompts the chambers to be emptied.

- Second Heat Wave - How long this record-breaking heat will last.

Noon Top Stories:

-Excessive heat warning issued for parts of Kern County

-Gov. Newsom making stop at Bakersfield fitness center today

-Jessica Meyers, a health and herbal expert, joins 17 News at Noon to discuss the health benefits of lavender

Sunrise Top Stories

- Biden and Putin Summit - President Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin meet for a high-stakes meeting.

- Yankee Canyon Fire - Tense moments for some in our local mountains as evacuation orders are issued after a brush fire breaks out.

- Lake Isabella Family Compete on Survivalist - A local family competes in a reality show to test their survival skills.

Noon Top Stories:

-California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic
-BPD identifies suspect wanted for hit-and-run that injured woman, 3-year-old boy
-Kern County gets first case of delta COVID-19 variant

Sunrise Top Stories

- CA Back in Business - Social distancing and mask requirements are no more as the state drops its mandates.

- COVID Vaccine Push - While the state reopens there's still a push to get people vaccinated.

- Vax for the Win - Ten people in the state will receive more than a million dollars if they've been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Sunrise Top Stories

- Cottonwood OIS - Tense moments in Bakersfield as officers shoot and wound a man after a car chase.

- Getting Back to Normal - Governor Gavin Newsom is set to remove the stay-at-home order.

- Missing Candace - Update on a local girl reported missing over the weekend

Sunrise Top Stories

- Fairfax School Board - County education officials are investigating the Fairfax School board after weeks of contentions.

- High-Speed Rail Project - Nearly a billion dollars is coming back to the high-speed rail project from Biden Administration

- Counterfeit Killer Series Part 4 - The story of a local teen who couldn't escape fentanyl's grasp