Bakersfield news

• SB I-5 congested after rock slide cleared

  17-02-2017 23:35
  
  UPDATE (Feb. 17, 2017, 2:32 p.m.): According to Caltrans, the rock slide has been cleared and all lanes have been reopened.
  
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• 2 lanes of SB Hwy. 99 closed due to emergency

  17-02-2017 23:31
  
  UPDATE (Feb. 17, 2017, 10:28 a.m.): According to Caltrans, southbound Highway 99 has been reduced to two lanes.
  
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• PMC experiencing power outage

  17-02-2017 23:20
  
  According to Southern California Edison, Pine Mountain Club is experiencing over 1,000 homes affected by the power outage.
  
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• Over 1,000 without power in Bakersfield

  17-02-2017 23:20
  
  UPDATE (Feb. 17, 2017, 11:05 a.m.): According to PG&E, they have reduced their outages from 34 to 20.
  
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• Mudslide in Pine Mountain Club

  17-02-2017 23:20
  
  According to California Highway Patrol, a mudslide is blocking Mil Potrero Highway at Ward Drive.
  
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• School employee fired for racial comments

  17-02-2017 21:36
  
  UPDATE (Feb. 17,2017 12:30 p.m.):
  
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• Tree blocking N Street, crews working on area

  17-02-2017 20:41
  
  UPDATE (Feb. 17, 2017, 10:44 a.m.): According to city workers, the tree falling across N Street damaged two cars on the street.
  
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• CHP: SB I-5 now open after oil spill

  17-02-2017 18:56
  
  UPDATE (Feb. 17, 9:54 a.m.): According to California Highway Patrol, all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 are now open.
  
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• Kern County schools closed due to weather

  17-02-2017 18:54
  
  UPDATE (Feb. 17, 2017, 8:49 a.m.): General Shafter School District has been upgraded to a full closure due to a power outage.
  
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• Arvin police arrest teen involved in robberies

  17-02-2017 17:59
  
  On Thursday, February 16, 2017, Arvin police officers responded to five armed robberies in the city.
  
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• Severe storm safety tips

  17-02-2017 17:25
  
  What to do during the severe storms hitting California.
  
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• Whiskey Flat Days still scheduled

  17-02-2017 14:54
  
  Despite storms hitting Kern County, Whiskey Flat Days in Kernville are still a go.
  
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• Officials discuss plan to fix water supply

  17-02-2017 08:46
  
  Lakeside School sits just a few miles south of the Bakersfield city limit.
  
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• Girl Scouts donate comfort items to KCSO

  17-02-2017 07:10
  
  A group of Girls Scouts wanting to make a difference in the lives of children donated blankets and stuffed animals to the Kern County Sheriff's Department to be handed out to kids during calls.
  
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• "Day Without Immigrants" rally in Shafter today

  17-02-2017 06:03
  
  Today, February 16, 2017, thousands across the country will take part in "In a Day Without Immigrants", to show unity in the face of immigration policies proposed by President Trump.
  
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• Made in Kern County: Kern River Brewing Company

  17-02-2017 04:00
  
  23ABC's Tim Calahan takes you inside the Kern River Brewing Company in Kernville.
  
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• 'Baskets' Emmy-winner coming to Bakersfield

  17-02-2017 03:36
  
  Louie Anderson -- the comedian who won an Emmy Award for his role in the Bakersfield-based show "Baskets" -- will be in town for real soon.
  
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• BPD looking for two at-risk juveniles

  17-02-2017 02:10
  
  Bakersfield police are looking for two missing at-risk juveniles.
  
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• Alta Sierra Ski Resort hoping for snow

  17-02-2017 02:00
  
  Alta Sierra Ski Resort is expecting snow from the next storm expected to hit Kern County through the weekend.
  
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• NWS: Kern County, Bakersfield still in drought

  17-02-2017 00:58
  
  Kern County is still in a drought, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• BCSD sends letter to parents concerning protest

  17-02-2017 00:06
  
  The Bakersfield City School District sent a letter home Wednesday, urging parents to make sure their children attend school Thursday, in the wake of the planned "A Day Without an Immigrant" protest.
  
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