Rob Purdie and Bianca Torres join 17 News at Noon to discuss the 2023 Valley Fever Walk

Jaime Chambers reports on the road rage incident in downtown San Diego.

Drug shortages increased by nearly 30% between 2021 and 2022, according to a new report from Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Dr. Krupa Playforth, Board Certified Pediatrician, discusses how shortages could impact a potentially deadly strain of strep throat.  Watch #RushHour: https://www.newsnationnow.com/joinus

Taxpayers need to prepare for smaller tax refunds in 2023. According to the Internal Revenue Service, refunds could be smaller because taxpayers didn’t receive stimulus payments this tax year. Lydia Moynihan weighs in on some tips to file your taxes this year.

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Pinpoint Weather Forecast March 24

Coroner IDs man shot by Bakersfield police on White Lane

Animal activists save hundreds of stray cats across Bakersfield

'I almost died': Local leader shares the grim outcome of giving birth in Kern County

Pet of the Week: Tater and Tot

Ex-City Council candidate pleads not guilty to 7 felonies

Dancing at the Stars

Officials say the state will likely deliver more water than previously anticipated to farmers and water agencies across California.

Claim filed in deadly BPD crash, still unclear which officer was driving