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• Kern County Homeless Collaborative announces $3.7 million in federal funds

  27-01-2015 23:55
  
  Groups in Kern County have been awarded more than $3.7 million in federal funds to help homeless people.
  
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• Worker hit during armed robbery at Bakersfield store

  27-01-2015 23:34
  
  One worker was pistol whipped Tuesday during an armed robbery at the Cash 4 Gold & Diamonds store on Wible Road.
  
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• Bakersfield police investigating park attack

  27-01-2015 23:09
  
  Police are looking for a man who attacked a woman in a southwest Bakersfield park.
  
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• ROBIN PAGGI: Ensure job, applicant are a good match

  27-01-2015 23:00
  
  Once upon a time, I was a secretary. I was really good at answering the phone and interacting with customers, but I was really bad at filing and just about everything else a secretary is supposed to do. As a result of being inept, I became burned out.
  
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• BPD looking for sexual battery suspect

  27-01-2015 22:44
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man wanted for sexual battery at Seasons Park located at 5425 Harris Road.
  
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• Police looking for man suspected of sexual battery

  27-01-2015 22:39
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help to identify and locate a man wanted for a sexual battery incident in southwest Bakersfield.  Police say on the night of January 18, a 19-year-old woman was walking in Seasons Park at 5425 Harris Rd.
  
  Police say the victim was confronted by the suspect who brandished a knife at her, made a sexual comment, threw her to the ground and got on top of her.
  
  During the struggle, police say the victim struck her head causin
  
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• Gold nuggets stolen from Wells Fargo museum display

  27-01-2015 22:33
  
  Thieves in an SUV smashed through the glass doors of the Wells Fargo History Museum in downtown San Francisco and made off with gold nuggets on display.
  
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• Private wells in California farm area show high uranium

  27-01-2015 21:40
  
  In the Central Valley's Kern County, environmental-health director Donna Fenton confirmed problems with uranium levels in some private water wells, but was unable to immediately say if it was an increasing problem, as the study suggested. Testing for uranium is required as part of getting a drilling permit for a new water well, Fenton said.
  
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• BPD: 2 men stole alcohol from CVS

  27-01-2015 21:29
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for two men who they say stole alcoholic beverages from the CVS store located at 2690 Mt. Vernon Avenue.
  
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• Sheriff's office releases more info on Wasco shooting

  27-01-2015 21:12
  
  The Kern County Sheriff's Office released some additional detail Tuesday on a deputy-involved shooting.
  
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• Names, more detail released from Wasco shooting

  27-01-2015 21:12
  
  The coroner's office also released the name of the man who was shot, 33-year-old David Garcia.
  
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• PG&E settles with man hurt in plant demo

  27-01-2015 20:37
  
  Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has compensated a man injured in the demolition of the Kern Power Plant.
  
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• Deputies looking for three shoplifting suspects

  27-01-2015 20:36
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Deputies need your help to identify three people they say are wanted for felony shoplifting. Sheriff's officials say in December, three suspects entered a clothing outlet at the Tejon Outlet Mall on two separate occasions.
  
  The three are accused of stealing numerous clothing items during each incident. The three appeared to be acting together as they placed clothing items into empty store bags and then exited without paying for the merchandise. The total loss is
  
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• Pre-Packaged food to be distributed to drought affected families

  27-01-2015 20:22
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - The food bank operated by the Community Action Partnership of Kern will continue to distribute pre-packaged food boxes to families directly affected by the drought.  
  
  The CAPK says those who are eligible to receive a food box(es) will be asked to self-certify that they live in a household where drought conditions have caused their underemployment or unemployment. They can dial 2-1-1 for assistance on finding the nearest food assistance location.
  
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• Astronomers find solar system more than twice as old as ours

  27-01-2015 20:19
  
  A newly discovered solar system — with five small rocky planets — makes ours look like a baby.
  
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• KCSO: 3 people stole over $2K at Tejon Outlets

  27-01-2015 20:07
  
  The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in identifying three people who they say stole over $2,000 worth of merchandise at the Tejon Outlet Mall during the month of December.
  
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• COPS: Man stole car with 4-year-old inside

  27-01-2015 19:54
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man they say stole a car with a four-year-old still in it.
  
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• TOP TV deals and sales for Super Bowl week

  27-01-2015 19:51
  
  It's Super Bowl week and that means TV sales.
  
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• U.S. consumer confidence jumps to 7½-year high in January

  27-01-2015 19:44
  
  The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index climbed this month to 102.9, highest level since August 2007 - four months before the start of the Great Recession. January's figure was up from a revised 93.1 in December.
  
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• 1 officer injured in police car fire in San Francisco

  27-01-2015 19:41
  
  A California Highway Patrol officer has been injured in a patrol car fire on an off-ramp of the Bay Bridge in Treasure Island.
  
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• BPD: Man stole tablet computer from Office Max

  27-01-2015 19:37
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man they say stole a tablet computer from the Office Max store located at 3761 Ming Avenue.
  
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• Councilman Ken Weir to update residents in Ward 3

  27-01-2015 19:34
  
  City Councilman Ken Weir will hold a community meeting Tuesday night.
  
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• Mormon leaders call for measures protecting gay rights

  27-01-2015 18:50
  
  Mormon church leaders are making a national appeal for a "balanced approach" in the clash between gay rights and religious freedom.
  
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• PG&E settles lawsuit after 2013 implosion

  27-01-2015 18:27
  
  PG&E settles lawsuit after demolition of a power plant went awry back in 2013.
  
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• Health roundup: Insurance enrollment events coming up

  27-01-2015 18:05
  
  As the Feb. 15 deadline to avoid tax penalties for lacking insurance approaches, there are two Covered California enrollment events coming up:
  
  * 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at East Hills Mall, 3100 Mall View Road, and
  
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• 'First Look': First News for Jan. 27

  27-01-2015 16:21
  
  Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Top Stories:
  
  MAN FATALLY SHOT AFTER CHARGING DEPUTY WITH KNIFE: A Kern County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a Wasco man who charged him with a knife Monday morning. The suspect, whose named has not yet been released, was wanted on two outstanding warrants and had threatened to kill himself, according to sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt.
  
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• Blizzard howls its way into Boston but largely spares NYC

  27-01-2015 16:21
  
  A howling blizzard heaped snow on Boston, the rest of eastern Massachusetts and parts of Long Island on Tuesday, delivering wind gusts topping 75 mph, but it failed to live up to the hype farther south in Philadelphia and New York City.
  
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• String of broken vehicle windows

  27-01-2015 08:29
  
  Police officers are investigating a string of broken vehicle windows in a Central Bakersfield neighborhood over the weekend.  The damage may be minimal, but it will also be costly.
  
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• MARK POWELL: His 'El Capitan': Do as Romans did

  27-01-2015 08:22
  
  Want to feel like a lazy bum? Ask Bakersfield resident Shaun Romans about his trip to the Grand Canyon last May.
  
  Ask him about running (and later lumbering) up and down 50 miles of narrow trailways and precarious switchbacks through the greatest natural wonder on God's earth.
  
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• Lawsuit settled between Jerry Wood and PG&E

  27-01-2015 08:13
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Jerry Wood of Bakersfield came very close to losing both of his legs August 3, 2013.  He has endured months of reconstructive surgery at Stanford Medical Center and is still on the mend.  At the very least, this settlement means he won't have to worry about paying his medical bills anymore. Word of the settlement between Jerry Wood and PG&E is contained in a cross complaint filed by the utility against its sub-contractors, URS Corporation and Cleveland Wrecking
  
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• Governor Brown appoints four more new directors to fair board

  27-01-2015 07:51
  
  The Kern County Fair has four new members of its board of directors, replacing four termed-out directors.
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointments to the 15th District Agricultural Association -- the official name of the Kern County Fair -- last week. The new directors are Raji Brar, Ned Dunphy, Candi Easter and Rusty Graham. They replace Michael Young, Kay Meek, Arnold Johansen and Karen DeWalt.
  
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• Nonprofit helps family displaced by fire

  27-01-2015 06:59
  
  A family of five is still struggling to get back on their feet after a fire destroyed their home earlier this month.
  
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• Measles outbreak that began at Disneyland grows to 87 cases

  27-01-2015 04:55
  
  A measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland has grown to 87 cases.
  
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• Q&A: Humane Society pressures egg retailers on treatment of hens

  27-01-2015 04:43
  
  With the passage of Proposition 2 in 2008, California voters decided certain farm animals in the state, including egg-laying hens, must be allowed to turn around, lie down, stand up and extend their limbs on their own.
  
  To make sure those requirements also apply to out-of-state farmers selling their products in California, lawmakers passed AB 1437 in 2009. Both measures took effect Jan. 1.
  
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• Rain in forecast delays bridge demolition again

  27-01-2015 03:44
  
  With the possibility of rain in the forecast overnight Monday, winter weather -- apparently the Hosking Avenue bridge's best friend -- has postponed its demolition yet again, by 24 hours.
  
  Instead of beginning Monday, demolition of the bridge's western half is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• Cosby to Bakersfield fans: 'I'm far from finished'

  27-01-2015 03:34
  
  In a statement to local fans Monday, Bill Cosby said a scheduling conflict has forced him to postpone his Feb. 12 show at the Fox Theater but he offered a bold assurance he would to return to Bakersfield: “I’m far from finished.”
  
  A new date has not been scheduled. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase; credit cards will receive an automatic refund, according to a Fox Theater
  
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• Prosecutors won't charge man in killing of burglar

  27-01-2015 03:30
  
  Prosecutors have declined to charge an 80-year-old California man in the killing of a burglar who falsely claimed she was pregnant.
  
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• Residents tire of dust while waiting on 'super park'

  27-01-2015 03:24
  
  Some residents in southwest Bakersfield say they have a neighborhood nuisance - a big dirt lot where they expected a park.
  
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• Man injured in plant demolition settles with PG&E

  27-01-2015 03:20
  
  A Bakersfield man who was badly injured by flying shrapnel during the August 2013 demolition of an old power plant owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has reached a settlement with the utility.
  
  But PG&E has also filed a cross-complaint against the contractor it hired to perform the explosive demolition, which went horribly wrong when chunks of metal were thrown thousands of feet into so-called sa
  
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• PG&E settles lawsuit after 2013 explosion

  27-01-2015 02:57
  
  PG&E settles lawsuit after demolition of a power plant went awry back in 2013.
  
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• Man fatally shot after charging deputy with knife

  27-01-2015 02:26
  
  A Kern County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a Wasco man who charged him with a knife Monday morning.
  The suspect, whose named has not yet been released, was wanted on two outstanding warrants and had threatened to kill himself, according to sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt.
  
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• Rams notify St. Louis they'll go year-to-year on dome lease

  27-01-2015 02:20
  
  The Rams took a step toward lame-duck status in St. Louis and a possible move back to the West Coast, notifying the city's Convention and Visitors Commission on Monday that they intend to shift to a year-to-year lease agreement for their use of the Edward Jones Dome.
  
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• Petitions submitted for vote on Los Angeles NFL stadium

  27-01-2015 02:04
  
  Organizers behind the project submitted more than 20,000 petition signatures Monday to get the plan before voters in Inglewood, where the stadium would be built.
  
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• Gunman wounds worker at Los Angeles-area mental clinic

  27-01-2015 01:58
  
  A man described as paranoid has shot and wounded a mental health worker at a Los Angeles-area clinic, but the employee is expected to survive.
  
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• Suspect steals vehicle left running with child in the back seat

  27-01-2015 01:44
  
  A 4-year-old girl was safely recovered Monday after a suspect stole the vehicle the child's mother left running with her still in the back seat.
  Police said the suspect is at large and is described as a Hispanic man, 6 feet tall, with a shaved head, heavily tattooed on his face, neck and arms, and wearing an unknown color shirt and blue jeans.
  
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• Lyft cars doing away with pink furry mustache

  27-01-2015 01:26
  
  Lyft, a company that allows customers to use a smartphone app to book and pay for rides in a private car, is pulling the pink furry mustache that drivers display on the front of their cars and rolling out the new "glowstache" for the cars.
  
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• Study: Valley's unauthorized immigrants mostly long-term residents from Mexico

  27-01-2015 01:25
  
  Among undocumented immigrants in the central and south San Joaquin Valley, most were born in Mexico, have lived in the United States for more than five years, don't speak much English and live in poverty.
  For people who keep up with immigration in the valley, those statistics might not be a surprise.
  
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• Jerry Brown names new Medi-Cal director amid cost worries

  27-01-2015 01:19
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed the head of a nonprofit managed care association to oversee California's health care program for the poor amid record enrollment and rising costs.
  
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• Funeral services for Jan. 27

  27-01-2015 01:17
  
  Services scheduled
  
  Janet Giumarra, 50, Bakersfield, Jan. 17. Rosary noon, Mass to follow Jan. 31, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; graveside service to follow Jan. 31, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Additional information at www.kernriverfamilymortuary.com. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
  
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• Dresses being collected for Taft prom

  27-01-2015 00:38
  
  Students at Taft High School are taking donations of prom dresses.
  
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