Bakersfield news

• BPD: 2 men stole from Abercrombie & Fitch

  10-12-2014 23:43
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for two men wanted for stealing from the Abercrombie & Fitch store at Valley Plaza Mall after a struggle with employees.
  
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• Madera children's hospital creating valley network, opening Bakersfield clinic

  10-12-2014 23:27
  
  Children's Hospital Central California will switch back to its old name, Valley Children's Hospital, and create a broad network of pediatric care, officials announced Wednesday morning.
  The Madera County-based hospital introduced a health network that will provide "a full spectrum" of services inside and outside the hospital's main campus, according to a news release. Valley Children's Healthcare will use a network of physicians, clinics and sat
  
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• Police looking for 2 men suspected of stealing shirts, cologne

  10-12-2014 23:20
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding two men accused of stealing shirts and men's cologne from a store at Valley Plaza Mall last month.  
  
  Police say on November 17, the men entered Abercrombie & Fitch store inside the mall.  Investigators say store employees recognized the suspects from prior thefts the suspects had committed at the store.
  
  One of the men ran out of the store with six bottles of men’s cologne and was confronted by a store employee. The o
  
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• Woman helps family in need with new tree

  10-12-2014 23:05
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA. - After Kenny Warren was laid off from his job on an oil rig in November, he knew it would be a difficult Christmas for his family this year.
  His layoff is one of many cuts oil companies have made as oil prices have dropped to lowest they've been in five years.
  However, soon after the our story on the Warren family aired, we received a call from a woman who made Christmas a little brighter for the deserving family.
  The Warrens told 17 News they borrowed money to purchase
  
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• Tips for homeowners to prevent property damage before a storm

  10-12-2014 23:01
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - As a strong winter storm is about to approach California Wednesday night, officials with State Farm urge homeowners to prepare themselves.  
  
  State Farm says there are simple tasks homeowners can do that can help protect homes and property: http://learningcenter.statefarm.com/safety-2/severe-weather-1/severe-wind-safety-tips/ when a winter storm is predicted:
  
  · Inspect Your Home - Before the storm arrives, inspect your home rain gutters, roof, yard, out-bu
  
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• Closing arguments begin in trial of school shooter

  10-12-2014 22:51
  
  Bryan Oliver thought, wrote about and planned revenge.
  And, on the morning of Jan. 10, 2013, he entered Taft Union High School armed with a loaded shotgun and 29 extra rounds to exact revenge against students he'd perceived as having bullied him, Chief Deputy District Attorney Mark Pafford said during his closing argument Wednesday. Oliver was fully aware of what he was doing and timed his attack so that he'd avoid detection as he entered a scie
  
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• TUHS superintendent to serve probation, work release

  10-12-2014 22:46
  
  TAFT, CA, - Taft City School District Superintendent Ron Bryant, who was recently arrested on Nov. 15 for driving under the influence, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 9 to probation and work release.
  
  Bryant is sentenced to 150 days of work release and three years probation. He pleaded no contest to two counts of driving under the influence, and no contest to a charge of exiting the vehicle withouth instruction to do so from an officer.
  
  Bryant's two DUI charges and charge for driving on
  
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• BPD: Woman attacked laundromat owner with knife

  10-12-2014 22:39
  
  Bakersfield police are looking for a woman they say attacked an owner of a laundromat with a knife, vandalized the business and stole $5 before leaving.
  
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• BPD seeking woman for robbery, vandalism

  10-12-2014 22:08
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for help from the community in locating a suspect wanted for robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, criminal threats, vandalism, and other charges. 
  
  According around 8 a.m. on Nov. 24, the suspect entered the Thrifty Wash Laundromat on Niles Street and demanded $5 from the owner, claiming she had lost the money at an earlier date.
  
  The suspect, described as a woman between 18 to 26 years old, also had a 2-yea
  
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• 'First Look': Lois Henry talks groundwater legislation

  10-12-2014 21:59
  
  Once again Californian columnist Lois Henry has brought interesting numbers to light, and in this case, it's salaries.
  
  As Kern County gets ready to hire two water consultants with $230,000 in the budget, apparently that amount of money is not enough.
  
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• 'First Look': Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday, volunteers wanted

  10-12-2014 21:57
  
  Saturday is the 6th annual Wreath Laying ceremony at the Bakersfield National Cemetery, where volunteers and families decorate the graves of fallen heroes just in time for the holidays.
  
  But before the placement of the wreaths there is the task of unloading 319 boxes and unwrapping 2,382 wreaths this year, Tom Pasek, president of the Bakersfield National Cemetery Support Committee, said Wednesday on "
  
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• 'First Look': Sister dogs featured as 'Pets of the Week'

  10-12-2014 21:57
  
  Fair warning: You might need tissues after hearing the story of Cindy and Roxy, 6-year-old miniature pinscher dogs that are looking for a forever home.
  
  The owner of the sisters died recently and, unfortunately, the family could not keep them.
  
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• Man on life support after Ming, New Stine Road crash

  10-12-2014 21:53
  
  A 30-year-old man is on life support at a hospital after an early morning crash.
  
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• Man dies after crash at Ming, New Stine Road

  10-12-2014 21:53
  
  A 30-year-old man died Wednesday after an early morning crash at Ming Avenue and New Stine Road.
  
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• Taft school superintendent sentenced for DUI arrests

  10-12-2014 21:43
  
  The Taft City School District superintendent was sentenced Tuesday for two recent drunken driving arrests.
  
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• Man accused of stealing car from Jim Burke Ford

  10-12-2014 20:50
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding a man accused of stealing a car from Jim Burke Ford last week.   Police say on December 5, a man, contacted a sales representative at 2001 Oak St. and requested to see a vehicle.
  
  He asked the sales representative to see another vehicle at which time the suspect fled in the first vehicle. Police describe the suspect as an African American, 40-45, 5'10", 180 pounds, short black hair wearing a black jacket, white T-Shirt, blue jeans a
  
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• One man dead after crash on Stockdale Hwy

  10-12-2014 20:47
  
  A 54-year-old man is dead after a crash at the intersection of Stockdale Hwy. and Old River Rd. Wednesday morning.
  
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• BPD: Man stole Dodge Durango off car lot

  10-12-2014 20:40
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man they say stole a blue 2013 Dodge Durango off the lot at Jim Burke Ford located at 2001 Oak Street.
  
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• Police say man in custody battle deliberately hit truck, killing himself and 2 kids

  10-12-2014 20:26
  
  Alan Dean Edwards, 46, of Lancaster, his 9-year-old son, Erick Dean Edwards, and 5-year-old daughter, Alona Marie Edwards, all died in the crash on Interstate 5 around 1 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Fire burns vacant house in Oildale

  10-12-2014 20:20
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked a fire to a vacant house in Oildale Wednesday morning.   
  
  Fire officials say just after 8:00 AM, they received a call for heavy smoke from an 1,100 square foot single-family home in the 400 block of Oildale Dr.
  
  A reinforced alarm was started at dispatch. The first arriving crew encountered a house with an attic fully charged with smoke and started an additional engine.
  
  The crew made entry thro
  
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• Man dead in crash with mail truck in SW Bakersfield

  10-12-2014 19:54
  
  A man died Wednesday morning after crashing with a U.S. Mail contract carrier truck in the intersection of Calloway Drive and Stockdale Highway.
  
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• Black Barbie price higher than white Barbie

  10-12-2014 19:36
  
  The different prices of two very similar Barbie dolls online Sunday raised the eyebrows of one Tri-State resident. 
  
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• Motorcyclist has major injuries in Lamont crash

  10-12-2014 19:32
  
  A motorcyclist was injured Wednesday morning when he hit the back of a turning car.
  
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• 19-year-old motorcyclist has major injuries in Lamont crash

  10-12-2014 19:32
  
  A motorcyclist was injured Wednesday morning when he hit the back of a turning car.
  
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• Woman, 24, dead in head-on crash on Panama Lane

  10-12-2014 19:23
  
  The California Highway Patrol said she was heading down Panama Lane near Cottonwood Road around 5:15 a.m. when she "made an unsafe turning movement" into oncoming traffic.
  
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• 1 dead in head-on crash on Panama Lane

  10-12-2014 19:23
  
  One person is dead after a head-on crash Wednesday morning on Panama Lane.
  
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• BCSD teachers want changes to discipline

  10-12-2014 18:23
  
  Teachers in the Bakersfield City School District refuted administrator claims Tuesday that an intervention system to replace suspensions and expulsions is working.
  
  More than 100 teachers, bus drivers and other union members packed the BCSD Education Center at a school board meeting Tuesday.
  
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• Lawsuit filed on behalf of gun carrying vice principal

  10-12-2014 18:07
  
  A Tevis Junior High School vice principal has sued the Bakersfield Police Department claiming he suffered injuries and damages as a result of his arrest last August for carrying a concealed firearm on campus.
  
  Attorneys for Kent Williams, 52, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court late Monday afternoon, said Bakersfield attorney Daniel Rodriguez. Rodriguez had originally thought the lawsuit would not be
  
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• Four crashes leave two dead, two seriously injured

  10-12-2014 17:56
  
  The busy southwest Bakersfield intersection of Stockdale Hwy. and Old River Rd. was expected to remain closed through 10 a.m. as Bakersfield Police investigated a fatal crash.
  
  It was the second fatality Wednesday stemming from one of four major accidents across Kern County.
  
  The 64-year-old man ran a red light at Stockdale Hwy and Old River Rd. Just before 4 a.m., striking a U.S. Mail contract carrier truck, the BPD reported. The man was taken to an area hospital where he was later pr
  
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• Air fares seen dipping thanks to oil price slump

  10-12-2014 17:45
  
  Flying could get cheaper next year as airlines say they will finally start passing on some of the savings made on plummeting oil prices.
  
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• 'First Look': First News for Dec. 10

  10-12-2014 16:45
  
  Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Top Stories:
  
  TEVIS VICE PRINCIPAL SUES BPD OVER GUN ARREST: A Tevis Junior High School vice principal has sued the Bakersfield Police Department claiming he suffered injuries and damages from his arrest in August for carrying a concealed firearm on campus. Attorneys for 52-year-old Kent Williams filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court late M
  
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• One person killed in early morning crash

  10-12-2014 15:36
  
  At least one person is dead following an early morning crash in Southeast Bakersfield.
  
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• Fog Delays for Wednesday, December 10th

  10-12-2014 14:30
  
  The following is a list of fog delays for Kern County schools on Wednesday, December 10th:
  
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• Children's Miracle Network Mediathon

  10-12-2014 14:29
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Once again, in the giving spirit of the Golden Empire, KGET TV-17 is joining forces with the Children's Miracle Network to enhance medical care for kids in Kern County.
  
  Our annual CMN Mediathon is Wednesday, Dec. 10. KGET will be live all day sharing stories of changed lives thanks to generous donations to CMN and Memorial Hospital.
  
  The money pledged will help Bakersfield's Memorial Hospital and Lauren Small Children's Medical Center continue their medical mission of
  
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• SWAT callout ends, suspect still at large

  10-12-2014 08:50
  
  Police are still looking for a man described as “armed and dangerous” after a SWAT standoff near Lowell Park in Central Bakersfield.
  
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• SWAT callout ends, murder suspect still at large

  10-12-2014 08:50
  
  Police are still looking for a man described as “armed and dangerous” after a SWAT situation near Lowell Park in central Bakersfield.
  
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• Community leaders talk about Prop 47

  10-12-2014 08:44
  
  Proposition 47 was voted into law in November.  The measure reduces certain charges from felony to misdemeanor crimes.  The initiative continues to be a hot button issue that community groups are still trying to understand.
  
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• Flights delayed because of dense fog

  10-12-2014 08:38
  
  Schools were delayed Tuesday morning when fog rolled into town, severely limiting visibility on the roads.
  
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• Study: Sleeping late can cause mental disorders

  10-12-2014 08:34
  
  A new study in the Journal of Cognitive Therapy and Research states that not enough sleep and sleeping late can cause negative thoughts.
  
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• SWAT standoff in central Bakersfield Tuesday night

  10-12-2014 08:24
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - A suspected murderer is still on the loose. Bakersfield police thought they had the man responsible for killing a man, and shooting another Saturday, surrounded in a house near the 600 block of P Street in central Bakersfield.   Investigators say the suspect they were looking for and spotted was believed to be Errol Joseph Scorza, but after almost three hours of a police standoff, nobody was found. The suspect police say is responsible for a deadly shooting Saturda
  
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• Police, SWAT search for murder suspect in central Bakersfield unsuccessful

  10-12-2014 06:26
  
  Bakersfield police and a SWAT unit thought they’d cornered a man in a detached garage near the 600 block of P Street identified earlier Tuesday as the suspect in a Saturday shootout that killed one man and injured a second.
  
  But after deploying gas and searching the garage, Errol Joseph Scorza, 22, was not found.
  
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• Group donates Christmas trees to families

  10-12-2014 06:03
  
  A Christmas tree could brighten up any home during the holidays, but a child whose family can't afford a tree this Christmas would have missed out on the joy a tree can add to the season.
  
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• Lots of fog causes school delays, some confusion

  10-12-2014 04:16
  
  Thick fog Tuesday morning led dozens of local school districts to call for delays to the start of classes, and the delays caused a fair share of confusion.
  
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• Local student to compete in state virtual spelling bee

  10-12-2014 04:14
  
  Cole Ragsdale, a seventh-grader from Bakersfield, will compete against about 200 other charter school students in a California state spelling bee.
  
  Cole beat seven of his peers Tuesday in a Bakersfield competition held by California Virtual Academies.
  
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• Sheriff's office on video of live cat fed to dogs: 'these types of cases are pretty disturbing'

  10-12-2014 04:06
  
  Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after posting a video to a social networking site of two large black dogs being fed a live cat.
  
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• Baby born in flight aboard airliner over California

  10-12-2014 03:37
  
  A Southwest Airlines flight landed in Los Angeles with one more passenger than when it took off.
  
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• Judge: Jury may consider lesser charge in Oliver trial

  10-12-2014 03:17
  
  The judge in the Bryan Oliver trial ruled Tuesday the jury may consider attempted voluntary manslaughter for one of the two counts of attempted murder Oliver is currently charged with.
  
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• Online shooting threat on Norris Middle School deemed false

  10-12-2014 03:15
  
  A 14-year-old Frontier High School student made a false threat on social media last week about "shooting up" Norris Middle School that Bakersfield police determined was baseless, only for it to cause a scare Tuesday after a parent reposted the threat.
  
  The boy originally made the threat Dec. 4 on Kik, a social media messaging app, to a girl saying the shooting was going to happen "Friday,&q
  
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• SWAT team searching for murder suspect

  10-12-2014 03:14
  
  Bakersfield police and SWAT teams have blocked off an area near 8th and P streets in search of a possible murder suspect that could be in a home.
  
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• Murder suspect ID'd by Bakersfield police

  10-12-2014 03:14
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for 22-year-old Errol Joseph Scorza in the shooting death of 25-year-old Abel Ibarra Trujillo.
  
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