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• BPD, KCSO seize meth, computers from Int. Café

  17-01-2015 22:50
  
  Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department and deputies with the Kern County Sheriff's Office seized meth, a firearm, close to $10,000 and more than a dozen computers from the Speedway Internet Café on Friday, after receiving tips from area residents that illegal gambling activities were taking place inside the business. 
  
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• Bidart Brothers issues total recall

  17-01-2015 08:42
  
  The Food and Drug Administration recently swabbed the inside of this apple packing plant, Bidart Brothers, and found strands of the bacteria listeria.  
  
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• Teen shooter faces decades in jail

  17-01-2015 08:34
  
  A teen from Taft is facing more than a decade in jail after a plea deal was reached in the Bryan Oliver Taft Union High School shooting.
  
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• Around 70 dogs flown to other states

  17-01-2015 05:53
  
  About 70 dogs from the Kern County area have been given a second chance at life.
  
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• Hosking Ave. bridge demolition re-scheduled

  17-01-2015 04:56
  
  Demolition for the Hosking Avenue Bridge over State Route 99 has been rescheduled for the week of January 25, weather permiting.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Ramp, lane closures for Hwy. 58 project

  17-01-2015 04:05
  
  Motorists should anticipate nighttime lane closures on State Route 58 between State Route 99 and Cottonwood Road, January 20 through January 22, between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
  
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• Bakersfield responds to Oscar nominations

  17-01-2015 03:53
  
  It's official. This year's Oscar nominations are the least diverse that they have been since 1995. That makes it 17 years.
  
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• Local energy coalition forms

  17-01-2015 03:45
  
  A group of local business, educational and nonprofit leaders has formed to support Kern County's petroleum industry in the face of heightened regulatory scrutiny.
  
  Kern Citizens for Energy, which debuted Friday with an email advertisement from the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, calls itself a grassroots organization advocating for continued oil and gas production in the county.
  
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• BPD: PG&E property stolen, looking for suspects

  17-01-2015 03:34
  
  Property belonging to PG&E has been stolen and the Bakersfield Police Department is asking for your help to find the suspects who may have committed the crime.
  
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• Mother grateful for help with son's funeral, outpouring of love

  17-01-2015 03:19
  
  While Becky Cervantes was grieving, she still had to figure out how to bring her son’s body back home to Bakersfield in time for a proper funeral and burial service.
  
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• No word on whether Schlumberger layoffs will impact Bakersfield workers

  17-01-2015 03:17
  
  As the price per barrel of crude oil continues to drop, the largest oil-services provider in the world has announced 9,000 layoffs.
  
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• SOUND OFF: Do welfare recipients vote to preserve benefits?

  17-01-2015 03:16
  
  Reader: My father-in-law said it best. Welfare, food stamps and Section 8 housing are intentionally created programs promoted by Democrats who want to make people dependent on government for future votes.
  
  Working should never be an option, and cutting out these failed government programs will motivate these people to go back to work.
  
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• Program pushes for better parenting

  17-01-2015 03:08
  
  David Dooley wants to see the parenting of today's children improve, even if it takes decades.
  
  Dooley is founder of Advancing Parenting, a nonprofit organization that formed in 2012. The organization's message and parenting tips can be seen throughout Bakersfield on cars, windows, billboards and lawns.
  
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• Lockdown at Veterans Elementary School lifted

  17-01-2015 02:58
  
  A lockdown at Veterans Elementary School has been lifted after a foot chase in a nearby neighborhood, according to the Norris School District.
  
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• Plea deal reached in case against Bryan Oliver

  17-01-2015 02:57
  
  A plea deal has been reached in the case against Bryan Oliver, the accused Taft High School shooter.
  
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• Hundreds expected at MLK Day events

  17-01-2015 02:57
  A local nonprofit dedicated to teaching nonviolent protest will host a day of service and memorial events Monday in observance of the 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
  
  A federal holiday, the first MLK Day was observed on Jan. 20, 1986, 18 years after the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. A petition of 6 million signatures led to
  
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• Plea deal in TUHS shooting trial

  17-01-2015 02:56
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bryan Oliver's plea bargain for shooting classmate Bowe Cleveland could mean Oliver is released from prison in as little as 13 years. That is the earliest parole possible under the 27-year term Oliver tentatively agreed to. It is possible he could serve the entire sentence.
  
  Oliver, now 18, pleaded no contest to two charges of attempted murder without premeditation and admitted to an enhancement.
  
  There is a gag order --- so we couldn't ask attorneys why the deal
  
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• Action Line: Fake IRS threats taxing problem

  17-01-2015 02:36
  
  Dear Action Line, I am a business owner and got a call from the IRS. The caller told me I owed over $12,000 in taxes and that I needed to pay right now.
  
  They said if I did not pay, law enforcement officers would come and most definitely shut my business down, and they would probably arrest me, too.
  
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• Taft reacts to Oliver plea deal

  17-01-2015 02:36
  
  For those who grew up in Taft, they describe it as a tight-knit community, very quiet and safe.
  
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• Buddhist monks find quiet time in Kern

  17-01-2015 02:28
  
  Buddhist monks from Wat Thai Buddhist Temple in North Hollywood spend a little quiet time at the lake at Hart Park during a day outing in Kern County.
  
  They say they like to get out of the daily bustle of city life and enjoy nature. They planned to spend time in Kernville before going back to North Hollywood.
  
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• School shooter takes plea deal, eligible for parole in less than 13 years

  17-01-2015 02:16
  
  In a stunning turnaround, the teen who had faced a life sentence for shooting and seriously injuring a student in a Taft Union High School classroom instead Friday pleaded no contest to two counts of unpremeditated attempted murder and will be sentenced to 27 years, four months in prison.
  
  Bryan Oliver will be eligible for parole in less than 13 years. He’s scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 26.
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: Bursts of beautiful color

  17-01-2015 02:05
  
  Wild mustard plants are attractive to honey bees, as Californian photographer Casey Christie shows in these photos.
  
  Take a minute to enjoy some peaceful images.
  
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• Experts: Bidart handling apple recall well

  17-01-2015 01:59
  
  Bidart Bros. is doing a reasonably good job of damage control since a food poisoning crisis was linked to its apple processing plant, according to industry watchers.
  Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an investigation into a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that had infected 32 people in 11 states. Three of those cases were fatal. Thirty-one were serious enough to
  
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• Officers suspect illegal gambling at Bakersfield Internet cafe

  17-01-2015 01:59
  
  The Kern County Sheriff's Office said citizen complaints prompted the investigation into suspected illegal gambling.
  
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• Officers investigate suspected illegal gambling at Bakersfield Internet cafe

  17-01-2015 01:59
  
  The Kern County Sheriff's Office said citizen complaints prompted the investigation into suspected illegal gambling.
  
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• Schedule for Hwy 99 closures, Hosking Avenue Bridge demo changes

  17-01-2015 01:49
  
  The Hosking Avenue Bridge will be demolished, according to the Thomas Roads Improvement Program. That work was set for earlier dates this month, but it's been rescheduled twice.
  
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• Funeral services for Jan. 17

  17-01-2015 01:12
  
  Services scheduled
  
  Genevieve Alice Collins, 95, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 18, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Jan. 19, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
  
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• Bakersfield Fire Department investigating suspicious fires

  17-01-2015 01:01
  
  One of the fires occurred Thursday on the 1100 block of Pacific Street. The other happened just after midnight Friday on the 100 block of East 10th Street.
  
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• Police looking for items stolen from PG&E utility truck

  17-01-2015 00:49
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding some high value tools they say were stolen from a PG&E utility truck and possible suspects.   
  
  Police say between noon on New Year's Eve and the morning of January 4, unknown suspect or suspects made entry into the PG&E parking lot at 1918 H St., forced entry into a PG&E utility truck and stole the following high value tools.
  
  If you have information regarding this case, call Detective James Jones at (661) 326-3567 o
  
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• How the NFL's Final Four teams were constructed

  17-01-2015 00:00
  
  Game plans vary from week to week, opponent to opponent. Any NFL coach will scoff at the notion there's a formula that works the same against everyone. The exact opposite is true when constructing a contender. The basics must be adhered to.
  
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