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• Motorists say gravel, aggregate causing damage

  06-01-2015 23:36
  
  A Caltrans road maintenance project on Highway 65 has left many motorists upset.
  
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• 'First Look': First News for Jan. 6

  06-01-2015 22:21
  
  Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Top Stories:
  
  TAFT SCHOOL DISTRICT SUES CITY IN CONNECTION WITH SCHOOL SHOOTING: The Taft Union High School District has filed a lawsuit against the city of Taft in connection with the January 2013 shooting at Taft Union High. KGET Channel 17 reports the district states in the complaint the shooting would not have happened if the city had a po
  
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• Police looking for 2 men accused of stealing clothing from Sears

  06-01-2015 22:19
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding two men accused of shoplifting clothes from Sears in Valley Plaza in November.   
  
  Police describe the one of the suspects as a Hispanic, 18-20, slim build, short black hair, wearing a black t-shirt with a white picture on the front.  
  
  The other is described as Hispanic, 30’s, short black receding hair, wearing a grey t-shirt. Police say they fled in a: 1999 white Dodge utility truck with “Gonzale
  
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• Coroner releases name of woman found in house fire

  06-01-2015 22:12
  
  Amy Marie English, 32, was found dead Saturday in a bedroom of a home during a fire on the 3700 block of University Avenue.
  
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• 'First Look': Rabbi uses humor to connect with audiences; performs Saturday

  06-01-2015 21:31
  
  Being a comedian is more than making people laugh.
  
  For stand-up comedian Rabbi Bob Alper, it's about the connection with the audience. Humor, he said, is a great way to connect with people.
  
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• 'First Look': Satisfy your sweet tooth, support Alzheimer's care

  06-01-2015 21:28
  
  They are fluffy and baked with an enticing swirl that you can't pass up at a breakfast table. Plus that sweet glaze will have you going back for seconds or even thirds.
  
  If cinnamon rolls are your go-to breakfast, you won't want to miss the third annual Pennies for Your Thoughts Cinnamon Roll fundraiser, to benefit the Alzheimer's Disease Association of Kern County.
  
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• High-speed rail groundbreaking begins in Fresno

  06-01-2015 21:23
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - The High-Speed Rail groundbreaking ceremony began Tuesday in Fresno. Officials say in years to come, the route will end in Bakersfield at 7th Standard Road.
  
  On Tuesday morning, officials with High-Speed Rail gave the media a tour -- showing us what's currently been demolished for the High-Speed Rail station.  Officials say it will stretch roughly four blocks in size.  They say for about a year now, the design has been underway --- along with the demo
  
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• Mother, boyfriend accused of kidnapping 2-year-old girl

  06-01-2015 20:50
  
  Two people were arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of kidnapping a 2-year-old girl.
  
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• Deputies arrest man, woman suspected of kidnapping child

  06-01-2015 20:40
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - A two-year-old girl is back home safe and a man and woman under arrest, suspected of kidnapping the child.
  
  Sheriff's officials say Monday afternoon they were called out to the 500 block of Twinleaf Drive in Oildale, for a report of a child abduction. The woman who reported it says she and her husband had just gotten custody of the toddler in December, but had been caring for her since July.
  
  Sheriff's officials say on Monday the girl's mother, 33-year-old &n
  
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• Johnson, Martinez, Smoltz, Biggio elected to Hall of Fame

  06-01-2015 20:29
  
  Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
  
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• California to begin work on nation's first bullet train

  06-01-2015 19:58
  
  California's high-speed rail project reaches a milestone Tuesday as officials mark the start of work on the nation's first bullet train, which is designed to whisk travelers at 200 mph between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours.
  
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• California breaks ground on high-speed rail project

  06-01-2015 19:58
  
  California broke ground Tuesday on its long-sought high-speed rail system, promising to combat global warming while whisking travelers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours.
  
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• 2014 was deadly year on Bakersfield roads

  06-01-2015 19:30
  
  There were 35 traffic-related deaths in Bakersfield in 2014, the highest number the city has had since 2006.
  
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• Allstate commercial illustrates dangers in social media

  06-01-2015 19:14
  
  The commercial conveys a couple posting a selfie at a football game. A burglar, using social media, sees that they're not home, and opportunity arises. Theft and mayhem - in a comedic way - follow.
  
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• KCSO: Mom, boyfriend arrested for kidnapping

  06-01-2015 19:10
  A mother and her boyfriend were arrested in the kidnapping of a two and a half year old girl early Tuesday morning, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed in east Bakersfield

  06-01-2015 18:06
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA.-The Highway Patrol says a woman died after she was hit by a car at Oswell St. and Virginia Ave. just before 8:00 p.m. last night. 
  
  The driver of the van told officers he was headed south on Oswell when the woman ran into the road. He said he hit the brakes, but couldn't avoid striking the woman. 
  
  Emergency crews say the woman had alcohol on her breath. Her name has not been released. 
  
  The CHP says she was about 60 years old. Last year, 25 pedestria
  
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• New Congress convenes with GOP in charge of both houses

  06-01-2015 17:06
  
  Republicans assumed full control of Congress on Tuesday for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome.
  
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• Residents fed up with mail theft

  06-01-2015 10:10
  
  Residents in a community Southwest of Bakersfield are fed up with mail theft. They say their mail has been continuously stolen over the past two years.
  
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• Woman killed in east Bakersfield crash is identified

  06-01-2015 08:41
  
  The driver told officers they were driving about 45 mph when the victim walked into the roadway in their path.
  
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• Woman killed in East Bakersfield crash

  06-01-2015 08:41
  
  A woman is dead after being hit by a car in East Bakersfield.
  California Highway Patrol officials say a sixty year old woman was hit by a minivan on Oswell Street at Virginia Avenue around 7:50pm.
  
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• High speed rail construction to begin

  06-01-2015 08:20
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- California's high-speed rail project reaches a milestone Tuesday as officials mark the start of work on the nation's first bullet train, which is designed to whisk travelers at 200 mph between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours.
  
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• Taft School District sues city in connection with Oliver school shooting

  06-01-2015 05:08
  
  The Taft Union High School District has filed a lawsuit against the city of Taft in connection with the January 2013 shooting at Taft Union High, according to court records.
  
  KGET Channel 17 reports the district states in the complaint the shooting would not have happened if the city had a police officer on duty that morning. According to KGET, the complaint says the school is seeking damages for breach o
  
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• Potholes in Oildale neighborhood repaired

  06-01-2015 04:19
  
  Residences on W. Harding Ave. in Oildale are thankful County Roads came out Monday morning and repaired at least 17 potholes on their street.
  
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• What do you do when Guy Fieri's coming? Clean!

  06-01-2015 04:15
  
  They’re all clean enough to have “A” grades from the Kern County Health Department, but four Bakersfield restaurants that have attracted the notice of Guy Fieri have learned the difference between clean enough and high-definition-TV clean.
  
  “We want to make sure everything is sparkling and shining,” said Julie Crawford, new owner of Pyrenees Cafe, who said Fieri has yet to sh
  
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• Community members combat meth-use problems

  06-01-2015 04:12
  
  The Kern County Board of Supervisors and the Kern Stop Meth Now coalition partnered Monday to discuss the new year’s goals towards fighting methamphetamine use.
  
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• Local students nominated to prestigious U.S. military academies

  06-01-2015 04:09
  
  A second-time applicant from Stockdale High, a student earning a perfect 800 score in reading on the SAT, a student at a military institute and a volunteer with more than 800 hours of community service earned House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's four principal recommendations Monday to the prestigious U.S. service academies.
  
  McCarthy said in a statement that nominating the students was a "trem
  
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• Groundbreaking won't guarantee high-speed rail

  06-01-2015 04:06
  
  It would be easy to mistake Tuesday's high-speed rail groundbreaking ceremony for a watershed, after which time the project will glide forward unencumbered by lawsuits, technical hurdles or financial uncertainty.
  
  But that's almost certainly not the case. The project faces significant difficulties on all three fronts as opponents continue efforts to shut it down.
  
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• No battery removal: Can new smoke detectors save lives?

  06-01-2015 03:46
  
  In the past 10 days alone, there have been two fatal fires - one on Christmas Day and one this past Saturday. In both of the incidents, fire officials say smoke detectors were either disabled or not present.
  
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• Bus service to LAX starts latest plan for operation

  06-01-2015 03:22
  
  Buses were rolling between Bakersfield and the Los Angeles airport Monday, as the owner of Airport Valet Express hammered out a new deal that he says will satisfy state regulators.
  
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• No police officer: Taft school district sues over shooting

  06-01-2015 03:17
  
  The Taft Union High School District is suing the city of Taft, claiming the city failed to provide security protection at the school on Jan. 10, 2013, the day a student shot and wounded another.
  
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• Council to consider Rosedale widening contract

  06-01-2015 02:59
  
  With the holidays out of the way, it's back to business with major highway projects, including the long-awaited Rosedale Highway widening, at Wednesday's Bakersfield City Council meeting.
  Here's a primer on a busy evening.
  
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• Police search for suspect in Home Depot burglary

  06-01-2015 02:08
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the community's assistance in locating a vehicle wanted in connection with a vehicle burglary.
  
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• Police looking for suspect and SUV used in vehicle burlary

  06-01-2015 01:54
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding a suspect and SUV used in a vehicle burglary in northeast Bakersfield.   Police say on Friday afternoon, the suspect forced entry into the victim’s vehicle that was parked in the parking lot of the Home Depot at 2655 Mt. Vernon Av.
  
  The suspect fled in the suspect vehicle that is described as a: tan 2000’s, Chevrolet Tahoe or GMC Yukon with stock wheels and a broken right (passenger) side rear window covered wi
  
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• Police ID suspected serial burglar

  06-01-2015 01:52
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the community's assistance helping to find a man accused of a series of residential burglaries.
  
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• Funeral services for Jan. 6, 2015

  06-01-2015 01:49
  
  Services scheduled
  
  Judy Mary Arlene Rose, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8, Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Jan. 9, Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary. Greenlawn Funeral Home Southwest.
  
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• California governor toughens climate change goals

  06-01-2015 01:48
  
  As he was sworn in for a record fourth term, Gov. Jerry Brown charted an ambitious new goal on Monday for California in its fight against climate change, challenging the nation's most populous state to increase renewable energy use to 50 percent in the next 15 years.
  
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• 25 deals you can't pass up!

  06-01-2015 01:42
  
  Let 2015 be the year to get YOUR life in order!
  
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• Bakersfield police: Transient wanted for home burglaries

  06-01-2015 01:38
  
  Police are looking for a man wanted for a series of residential burglaries.
  
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• Police looking for man suspected in several burglaries

  06-01-2015 01:37
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding a man they say burglarized several residences in southeast Bakersfield.   
  
  Police say the suspect is Miguel Ramirez, he is described as Hispanic, 20, 5’6”, 150 lbs., black hair, brown eyes. His fingerprints have been located inside of the victim residences.
  
  There are currently two outstanding felony arrest warrants alleging burglary and two other cases are open and actively being investigated.
  
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• Bakersfield police: Man stole $9 in strip-club burglary

  06-01-2015 01:21
  
  Police want the public's help to find a man suspected of breaking into an strip club.
  
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• Vin Scully to serve as keynote speaker for Voices of Inspiration

  06-01-2015 00:55
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Hoffmann Hospice says longtime Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully has agreed to serve as keynote speaker for the annual “Voices of Inspiration” dinner and fundraising event on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The event will be held at the Bakersfield Rabobank Theater and Convention Center. 
  
  According to a news release, the 2015 season will mark the Hall of Famer Vin Scully’s 66th year of consecutive service with the Dodgers – the longest of any curre
  
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• Southern California woman set on fire; husband sought

  06-01-2015 00:49
  
  Southern California authorities are looking for a man they say poured gasoline on his wife and set her on fire.
  
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• California prison guard files discrimination lawsuit

  06-01-2015 00:49
  
  A Northern California prison guard has filed a lawsuit alleging co-workers harassed him because of his race and religion.
  
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• Dog returns home after 6,000-mile journey

  06-01-2015 00:34
  
  Penny the dog flew home Friday night after undergoing a 6,000-mile journey across the country.
  
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