EPISODE · Jun 4, 2024 · 22 MIN
17 News @ Sunrise 06/04/2024
from KGET 17 News · host KGET News
Some of today's top storiesA former antique store in downtown Bakersfield goes up in flames. This used to be Great American Antiques on 19th Street.It sits right across the street from the Bakersfield Museum of Art.The old antique store closed in November.This 3-alarm fire broke out around 11:30 last night and quickly consumed the 37-thousand square foot building.Fire crews have remained on scene throughout the night trying to clean up.It's unclear what caused the fire to break out or if there were any injuries.Also breaking overnight out of Oildale...A man is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a truck. This is video of the area of Diane Drive and Douglas Street.According to the CHP's traffic incident page, that man was hit around ten o'clock yesterday evening..Witnesses say he was taken to the hospital with severe head injuries.C-H-P says the call came in as a possible domestic violence incident. A woman was seen in the back of a sheriff's patrol car, but no word on whether she's been arrested.The coroner's office has idenfitied the man who drowned in Buena Vista Lake after the Lightning in a Bottle music festival. Officials say 38-year-old Steven Lee Macwithey the second, drowned in the lake on May 27th after the festival had ended. The Las Vegas resident became unresponsive while swimming and was pronounced dead at the scene. Lightning in a Bottle is no stranger to medical emergencies. Last year alone, there were 30 calls for medical service, 24 involving patients who required hospitalization. the ongoing investigation into Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner. Today, concerned voters will once again rally for his resignation. A flier circulating on social media is calling on people to gather in front of the County Administrative Building on Truxtun Avenue at 8:30 this morning. The protest comes after nearly six weeks of silence surrounding this case. Scrivner is accused of sexually assaulting a child back in late April, but the second district supervisor's whereabouts have remained unknown since. According to his lawyer, Scrivner -- who has missed the last two Board of Supervisors meetings -- is on paid medical leave. The Kern County Sheriff's Office handed the case over to the state attorney general's office, citing a conflict of interest.
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Some of today's top storiesA former antique store in downtown Bakersfield goes up in flames. This used to be Great American Antiques on 19th Street.It sits right across the street from the Bakersfield Museum of Art.The old antique store closed in November.This 3-alarm fire broke out around 11:30 last night and quickly consumed the 37-thousand square foot building.Fire crews have remained on scene throughout the night trying to clean up.It's unclear what caused the fire to break out or if there were any injuries.Also breaking overnight out of Oildale...A man is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a truck. This is video of the area of Diane Drive and Douglas Street.According to the CHP's traffic incident page, that man was hit around ten o'clock yesterday evening..Witnesses say he was taken to the hospital with severe head injuries.C-H-P says the call came in as a possible domestic violence incident. A woman was seen in the back of a sheriff's patrol car, but no word on whether she's been arrested.The coroner's office has idenfitied the man who drowned in Buena Vista Lake after the Lightning in a Bottle music festival. Officials say 38-year-old Steven Lee Macwithey the second, drowned in the lake on May 27th after the festival had ended. The Las Vegas resident became unresponsive while swimming and was pronounced dead at the scene. Lightning in a Bottle is no stranger to medical emergencies. Last year alone, there were 30 calls for medical service, 24 involving patients who required hospitalization. the ongoing investigation into Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner. Today, concerned voters will once again rally for his resignation. A flier circulating on social media is calling on people to gather in front of the County Administrative Building on Truxtun Avenue at 8:30 this morning. The protest comes after nearly six weeks of silence surrounding this case. Scrivner is accused of sexually assaulting a child back in late April, but the second district supervisor's whereabouts have remained unknown since. According to his lawyer, Scrivner -- who has missed the last two Board of Supervisors meetings -- is on paid medical leave. The Kern County Sheriff's Office handed the case over to the state attorney general's office, citing a conflict of interest.
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