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• Sprouts to open in Bakersfield Feb. 25

  02-12-2014 23:38
  
  Sprouts Farmers Market has set an opening date for its Bakersfield store Feb. 25.
  It will be the 21st Sprouts in Southern California, the company announced Tuesday. The 25,000-square-foot store will be at 10650 Stockdale Highway and employ some 100 full- and part-time people.
  
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• 'First Look': 3 million lights will illuminate HolidayLights at CALM

  02-12-2014 23:24
  
  HolidayLights at CALM is a family tradition. Regardless of your age, the colorful displays will bring a smile to your face.
  
  And this year people will be surrounded by 3 million lights and more than 65 displays.
  
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• 'First Look': Downtown Bakersfield to be adorned in holiday cheer by Christmas Parade

  02-12-2014 23:23
  
  We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."
  
  Tunes like "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" will echo through the streets of downtown as the 32nd Annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade "Here Comes Christmas" kicks off Thursday evening.
  
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• Man guilty of murdering wife, mother-in-law

  02-12-2014 22:59
  
  Robert Dale Fuller killed 45-year-old Annette Sowders-Fuller and 69-year-old Sharon Sue Cannon in August 2009 in Oildale.
  
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• Rain cancels Holiday Lights at CALM for Tuesday night

  02-12-2014 22:56
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Officials with the California Living Museum says Holiday Lights at CALM has been canceled for Tuesday night due to rain.  
  
  The popular holiday event will continue Wednesday night and every night from 5:30 until 9:00 through January 3, 2015.  It will be closed on Christmas Day.  
  
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• Man arrested in Lost Hills, accused of molestation

  02-12-2014 22:39
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of molesting two girls, ages 2 and 13.
  
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• Winning Powerball ticket sold in Taft

  02-12-2014 22:31
  
  The owner of a $709,302 winning ticket sold in Kern County has yet to come forward, according to the California Lottery.
  
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• Bakersfield NAACP to hold community meeting about Ferguson

  02-12-2014 22:07
  
  The Bakersfield branch of the NAACP is hosting a commuting meeting Tuesday night to address the Ferguson, Missouri, unrest.
  
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• Law requires changed look of BB, airsoft guns

  02-12-2014 21:27
  
  A bill recently signed into law would require toy manufacturers to change the look of BB and airsoft guns, so they stand apart from real guns.
  
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• "Insta Breast" procedure gaining popularity

  02-12-2014 21:26
  
  It's known as the lunchtime lift -- a quick procedure to help women enhance their looks by getting a temporary boost without going under the knife.
  
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• Man found guilty of two counts of murder in shooting deaths of estranged wife, mother-in-law

  02-12-2014 21:21
  
  An Oildale man faces a possible death sentence after jurors Tuesday found him guilty of two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of his estranged wife and her mother in 2009.
  The jury found Robert Dale Fuller, 61, entered a house in the early hours of Aug. 8, 2009 and gunned down Annette Sowders and Sharon Sue Cannon. He was arrested a short time later in his truck, where deputies found a shotgun.
  
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• Murder charges dismissed against alleged drunk driver in fatal crash

  02-12-2014 21:07
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA -  Charges have been dropped against a man who was charged with DUI and murder, in the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child earlier this year.
  
  All six counts, including two first degree murder charges and driving under the influence, were dismissed against Joseph Maine Monday.
  
  According to the public defenders office Tuesday, an expert witness states that Maine had a green light when he entered the intersection in the crash that killed Vane
  
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• Charges dismissed against alleged drunken driver in crash that killed pregnant woman

  02-12-2014 20:36
  
  Prosecutors dismissed charges including two counts of second-degree murder against a man who was accused of driving drunk in a southeast Bakersfield crash that killed a pregnant woman.
  
  The trial for Joseph Haskell Maine was in jury selection when the charges were dismissed Monday. Maine is out of custody.
  
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• Kern County finally gets a little more rain

  02-12-2014 20:32
  
  Although rain fell on Kern County Tuesday morning, it's going to take several larger storms to help make up for the ongoing drought.
  
  The total rainfall in Bakersfield as of 9 a.m. was .09 inches, National Weather Service Meteorologist Gary Sanger said. For the season beginning July 1, a total of .75 of an inch has fallen on the city, well below the normal of 1.08 inches.
  
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• Man drives into Golden Gate walkway; car stuck

  02-12-2014 20:04
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after authorities say he drove his car into the pedestrian walkway on the Golden Gate Bridge and got it struck there.
  
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• Jury convicts man for double homicide in Oildale

  02-12-2014 20:03
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Kern County jury found an Oildale man guilty for the murders of two women in 2009. Robert Dale Fuller, 61, was found guilty Tuesday of two counts of first degree murder and 6 charges of violating a court order to prevent domestic violence. He was found not guilty on one count of vandalism.
  
  Fuller was charged in the killings of his estranged wife, Annette Sowders, 45 and her mother, Sharon Cannon, 69. Their bodies were found in the living room of their home in the 200
  
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• Lawmakers push for changes to higher education

  02-12-2014 19:59
  
  Democrats in the state Senate released a plan Tuesday to avoid tuition increases at the University of California by directing more money to the system and charging a higher rate to out-of-state students.
  
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• A bicyclist is dead after being hit in southwest Bakersfield

  02-12-2014 19:59
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA.-A local bicyclist is dead after being hit this morning in southwest Bakersfield. 
  
  Police were called out to the 6600 block of White Ln. near Ashe Rd. at 6:00 a.m. this morning to reports of a man lying in the gutter next to the bike. Police say it appears the 29-year-old man was riding in the bike line when he was hit from behind by an unknown vehicle, which then took off. 
  
  The man died at the scene. Police are looking for witnesses or anyone who may have in
  
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• Burning a bridge to a better life - Prop 47 could dry out pool of inmate firefighters

  02-12-2014 19:55
  
  A new proposition passed by voters this November could be putting firefighting forces at risk.
  
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• Burning a bridge to a better life - Prop 47. could dry out pool of inmate fire fighters

  02-12-2014 19:55
  
  A new proposition passed by voters this November could be putting firefighting forces at risk.
  
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• $2.3B sale of California state buildings heads to trial

  02-12-2014 19:55
  
  A lawsuit that aims to force California officials to sell 11 state properties to private investors for $2.3 billion and then have the state lease them back is set for trial Tuesday.
  
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• Rain brings hopes, fears to drought-hit California

  02-12-2014 19:40
  
  A Pacific storm moved into drought-stricken California on Tuesday, bringing much-needed moisture but fears of mudflows on wildfire-scarred hillsides.
  
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• Evacuation ordered as heavy rains hit California

  02-12-2014 19:40
  
  A Pacific storm moved into drought-stricken California on Tuesday, bringing much-needed moisture but fears of mudflows on wildfire-scarred hillsides.
  
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• California rain brings mudslide fears, evacuations

  02-12-2014 19:40
  
  A Pacific storm moved into drought-stricken California on Tuesday, bringing much-needed moisture but fears of mudflows on wildfire-scarred hillsides.
  
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• West Coast port slowdown won't halt holiday goods

  02-12-2014 19:28
  
  Public pressure has been mounting, especially because the movement of cargo — several billion dollars' worth on an average day, mostly to and from Asia — has been slowed.
  
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• WWII San Francisco airman to be buried

  02-12-2014 19:24
  
  A World War II airman from San Francisco who vanished seven decades ago is coming home to the United States.
  
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• LA city, county open winter homeless shelters

  02-12-2014 19:22
  
  The shelters are opening around Los Angeles and in Bell, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, Lancaster, Long Beach, Pomona, Rowland Heights, Santa Clarita, Valinda and West Covina. They'll remain open through March 15.
  
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• Man sought for running over wife surrenders

  02-12-2014 19:21
  
  A man police say ran over and killed his estranged wife in San Diego County has surrendered at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
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• BPD: Cyclist dead after early morning hit & run

  02-12-2014 19:12
  
  Bakersfield Police are reporting an early morning hit & run crash on White Lane near Ashe that killed a cyclist.
  
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• California releasing new figures on water saving

  02-12-2014 19:04
  
  Drought-stricken California is releasing new figures to show how well residents are complying with a statewide water-saving target.
  
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• California loses ground in drought water-saving

  02-12-2014 19:04
  
  Californians are losing ground in a state goal to cut water use by 20 percent in the drought.
  
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• Man on bicycle killed in White Lane hit-and-run crash

  02-12-2014 18:51
  
  He was riding his bicycle in the bike lane of westbound White Lane sometime before 6 a.m. when he was struck from behind by a vehicle.
  
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• House plans to vote down Obama immigration

  02-12-2014 18:18
  
  The Republican-led House will vote this week to undo President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, House Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers Tuesday as he sought to give outraged conservatives an outlet to vent over Obama's move without shutting down the government.
  
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• 'First Look': First News for Dec. 2

  02-12-2014 16:53
  
  Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Top Stories:
  
  JAIL EXPANSION CONTRACT HEADED TO SUPERVISORS: After more than six years of debate, the Kern County Board of Supervisors is poised today to approve a $100.5 million design-build contract for the construction of more than 800 new beds at Lerdo Jail. It's the biggest public works project Kern County government has tackled in at
  
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• Bakersfield AIDS Project hosts vigil

  02-12-2014 11:35
  
  The Bakersfield AIDS Project held a special candlelight vigil paying tribute to those fighting HIV/AIDS, and those who have lost the battle.
  
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• Gun sales expected to climb

  02-12-2014 11:23
  
  Televisions, tablets and smart phones weren't the only items people looked for on Black Friday.
  
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• The death of the stick shift

  02-12-2014 08:31
  
  The death of the stick shift.
  
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• Burn scars near Lake Isabella introduce flooding threat

  02-12-2014 05:54
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - We all know this incoming rain is much needed, but a lot of rain in a short amount of time can be a bad thing. Flooding is a concern in areas scorched by the Way Fire in August. Cody Norris, a spokesman with Sequoia National Forest said, "the soil can become hydrophobic after an intense burn has gone through the area. That's indicative of what can happen in a flooding event, so if we do get a lot of rainfall the watershed that was affected by the burn can cause a lot o
  
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• Double Suicide in West Bakersfield

  02-12-2014 05:05
  The bodies of two men were found in a home in the 14700 block of Central Coast Street Saturday night. The victims haven't been identified by the coroner's office however, several family members confirmed today that the two bodies found were a father and a son, Dr. Gary Glum and Knonos Glum.
  
  The Glum's were renting the home on Central Coast Street. The home owner Bruce Nickerson had no idea there was any trouble. "He had chatted with me a month or so ago that really he could no longer
  
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• Wofford Heights residents on alert as big rain expected

  02-12-2014 03:40
  The valley and mountain areas of Kern County could get a lot of rain Tuesday.
  And that's both wonderful -- and potentially disastrous.
  
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• Bakersfield AIDS Project presses for more education and prevention

  02-12-2014 03:20
  
  On World AIDS Day, the Bakersfield AIDS Project stresses the need for support for local people living with AIDS and continued work to battle the deadly infection.
  
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• Bakersfield tightest in country for office space

  02-12-2014 03:17
  
  Offices in Bakersfield, which have been easier to come by than warehouse, industrial, or retail space, may be approaching historic levels of scarcity.
  
  Third quarter vacancy rates for city office space are nearing 7.4 percent, which is the lowest in the nation and the third lowest in North America, and developers continue planning at least four new office complexes to meet demand.
  
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• Jail expansion contract headed to supervisors

  02-12-2014 03:00
  
  After more than six years of debate, the Kern County Board of Supervisors is poised Tuesday to approve a $100.5 million design-build contract for the construction of more than 800 new beds at Lerdo Jail.
  
  It's the biggest public works project Kern County government has tackled in at least 15 years, maybe more, said Assistant County Administrative Officer Jeff Frapwell.
  
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• Eyewitness News looks at local Cyber Monday sales

  02-12-2014 02:53
  
  Thanksgiving discounts, Black Friday shopping and Small Business Saturday sales all happened over the weekend, but today the focus was on Cyber Monday where millions of people logged online to continue holiday shopping.
  
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• Woman making wreaths for cancer research

  02-12-2014 02:50
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - While holiday decorations are going up, the halls of one Bakersfield home are always decked. That's because a woman who makes wreaths lives there. It's not her business. She does it to raise money for cancer research, in memory of her daughter.
  
  Using ruffles and ribbons, Beth Cheatwood's hands can't stop making wreaths.
  
  "I don't know where this came from. I Just know it's a wonderful thing," said Cheatwood. "We were very excited. We thought we mi
  
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• Christmas Parade exclusively at bakersfield.com

  02-12-2014 02:39
  
  The 32nd annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade takes place at 6 p.m. Thursday and The Bakersfield Californian will broadcast it live. More specificly, the parade, which in past years has been broadcast live by a Bakersfield television station, will be exclusively online: Bakersfield.com will live-stream the event, with Louis Amestoy and Olivia Garcia providing the color commentary.
  
  The star of the show, ho
  
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• Funeral services for Dec. 2, 2014

  02-12-2014 01:47
  
  Services scheduled
  
  Michael Paul Dolak, 60, Livermore, Nov. 10 in Riverdale Park, Md. Memorial Mass 10 a.m. Dec. 8, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
  
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• $709k lottery ticket sold in Taft

  02-12-2014 01:20
  
  Winning can happen anytime, anywhere. Here's proof of that. Someone bought a ticket in the tiny city of Taft that matched five of six numbers in last night's Powerball drawing. That lucky ticket is now worth $709,302 to whoever has it.
  
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