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• Sex in broad daylight: Shoppers get an eye full

  14-02-2015 22:22
  
  Imagine watching a man and woman making out on the ground in front of a store as you shopped with your teenager.
  
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• KCSO finds weapon, drugs in East Bakersfield

  14-02-2015 19:09
  
  On Thursday, February 13, Deputies with the Sheriff's Gang Unit discovered weapons, drugs, and surveillance equipment at a home in the 3900 block of Mitchell Ave.
  
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• Police investigate shooting on Villalovos Court

  14-02-2015 18:41
  
  At approximately 10:40 p.m. on Friday, February 14, Bakersfield Police officers responded to a shooting near the 2700 block of Villalovos Court, near Wilson Road. 
  
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• Man wantted in connection with grand theft auto

  14-02-2015 18:23
  
  A man suspected of grand theft auto in South Bakersfield is wanted by police. 
  
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• Love letters to go up in E. Bakersfield

  14-02-2015 16:28
  
  Love letters will be spread across East Bakersfield to show the community just how loved they really are, Saturday afternoon. 
  
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• Seniors get love from local high school students

  14-02-2015 09:49
  
  Love was in the air at Glenwood Gardens.
  
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• COMING SUNDAY: We want you to BHealthy and Successful in your life

  14-02-2015 08:18
  
  The Californian launches two new sections this weekend, all part of our efforts to help you maintain a resilient body and a fit wallet.
  
  VSuccess is a personal finance section offering content from acclaimed brands such as Kiplinger Inc. and Fast Company. It will feature articles and columns on innovation, workplace issues, markets and mutual funds, professional women, retirement strategies and entreprene
  
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• Family of Delano boy who died seeking donations

  14-02-2015 07:32
  
  The family of an eighth-grade boy who collapsed and died during gym class last month at Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy is accepting donations to pay the boy's funeral costs, according to the Delano Union School District.
  
  That boy, Jose Beltran, died Jan. 26.
  
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• McFarland's other champions

  14-02-2015 07:24
  
  There are so many people excited for "McFarland, USA," including several members of McFarland's other state championship teams.
  
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• Family asks for help in solving murder of Matt Odom

  14-02-2015 07:24
  
  Matt Odom was just 28 years old and a father of four children when he was stabbed and killed in front of his home in northwest Bakersfield.
  
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• SOUND OFF: Is 'McFarland, USA' sheer immigration propaganda?

  14-02-2015 07:23
  
  Reader: As a past resident of McFarland who attended Browning Road School, Kern Avenue Elementary School and McFarland High School back when Mr. Jim White first came to McFarland in the 1960s, I feel that the new movie "McFarland, USA" is nothing more than a propaganda movie to sell America on the open border fiasco that our U.S. government keeps telling us is so-called "Illegal Immigration&
  
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• Columbia Elementary community bands together to raise money for girl battling leukemia

  14-02-2015 07:20
  
  Thirty-four beaded, plastic jump ropes were arranged Friday on the floor of Columbia Elementary School's multipurpose room. Scores of children were seated around the ropes in preparation for a schoolwide event called Skip for Alizza.
  
  Alizza Jimenez, 6, diagnosed with leukemia Dec. 19, has since learned just how many friends she has.
  
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• McFarland: Town up and running, even before film

  14-02-2015 07:18
  
  In the 1980s, people were certain there was something in McFarland's water. 
  
  How else to explain the unlikely cross-country dynasty launched at McFarland High in 1987 when the children of farmworkers, under the guidance of an unproven coach, won their first of nine state championships? This feat of excellence was so unfathomable to rival teams that they conferred mythical powers on the town and
  
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• Common Core in Kern: Exploring a deeper level of thinking

  14-02-2015 07:16
  
  Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" was the focal point of teacher Diana Greenlee's college prep English class Thursday.
  
  The teacher gave what's known as a formative assessment, a point-in-time check to gauge student understanding of the reading.
  
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• Man surrenders after SWAT standoff

  14-02-2015 07:09
  A northwest Bakersfield man was arrested Friday afternoon after allegedly ramming two vehicles into two houses and then barricading himself for hours in his own home.
  
  The uproar began in the early morning hours as law enforcement officers responded to peace disturbance reports in the neighborhood near Patton Way and Norris Road. Ultimately, multiple law enforcement and other agencies descended upon the n
  
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• Razor blade sightings a stinging reminder: watch your kids in parks

  14-02-2015 07:06
  
  The idea sounds too grim to be true. But city of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Director Dianne Hoover confirmed that, in the past year, people have attached razor blades and other sharp objects to playground equipment in city parks.
  
  North of the River Recreation and Parks and Kern County Parks and Recreation officials said they haven't seen those kinds of homemade booby traps in their parks.
  
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• BPD: Man wanted for annoying a child found

  14-02-2015 05:48
  
  A man with a previous rape conviction iwas found by the Bakersfield Police Department after reportedly annoying a child in West Bakersfield. 
  
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• School fundraiser for girl with leukemia: 'They love me lots'

  14-02-2015 05:11
  
  Alizza Jimenez, a 6-year-old first-grader at Columbia, was diagnosed with leukemia in December. School staff wanted to do something for the student to help her family and show their support.
  
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• Port dispute could hit consumers' wallets

  14-02-2015 04:23
  
  Nearly 20,000 union port workers across the west coast have been on a work slowdown since November. They're drawing attention to a contract dispute. And this weekend, they're threatening to shut down exports.  
  
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• 'South Valley Sound' ready to take on Valentines

  14-02-2015 04:05
  
  If you're like a lot of people, finding just the right valentine can be a bit difficult, but a local singing troupe is here to make Valentine's a little bit better. 
  
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• Freshman honors unsung WWII heroes

  14-02-2015 03:49
  
  Elli Cunanan is a freshman in Bakersfield and passionate about many things. She played basketball, was in two math clubs, a gateway to technology program and history day while she was working on a project that would go on to win big at a state competition.
  
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• CCPD: Man arrested after alleged home break-in

  14-02-2015 03:48
  
  A man is in jail Friday evening after allegedly breaking into a California City home while the owners were asleep.
  
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• Wrangling over culvert ends in vote for horses

  14-02-2015 03:37
  A group of southwest homeowners who own horses are sitting tall in the saddle after a key win at the latest Bakersfield City Council meeting.
  
  Twelve residents of the Quailwood development southeast of Truxtun Avenue and Coffee Road spoke out against Councilman Bob Smith's plan to pave a path from the Kern River Parkway bike trail to a culvert under Truxtun.
  
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• ACTION LINE: How should I screen potential tenants?

  14-02-2015 03:28
  Dear Action Line:  Recently, I purchased a four-unit apartment complex. I'm going to live in one and rent out the other three. Can you give me some advice on screening tenants? I really don't want to rent to anyone that will throw loud parties or be late on their rent. How can I be sure to get good, solid tenants?
  
  Dear Reader:  Renters often times will only give you names of people who
  
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• Garces Memorial High gets new principal

  14-02-2015 03:27
  
  Myka Peck, a seven-year staffer at Garces Memorial High School, will take over as principal, the Catholic high school announced Friday.
  
  John Fanucchi, president of Garces Memorial, said Peck has a "tireless work ethic and enthusiasm, and deep commitment to the Catholic foundation and mission of the school."
  
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• Whiskey Flat Days expecting record turnout

  14-02-2015 03:14
  
  "This is probably going to be the best weekend we've ever had," states Cheryl Borthick, the President of the Kernville Chamber of Commerce. 
  
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• Man surrenders in northwest Bakersfield standoff

  14-02-2015 03:08
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - A bizarre rampage in northwest Bakersfield where a man is accused of ramming not one, but two pickup trucks into two different homes.
  
  It started early Friday morning, with deputies answering two disturbance calls and later finding the suspect barricaded inside his home in a neighborhood off Norris Road and Patton Way, but they didn't find anything. Two hours later, deputies say a man crashed two trucks into two different homes in the neighborhood and barricaded himself i
  
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• Centennial students get help dealing with death of classmate

  14-02-2015 03:07
  
  The school, parents, and even the victim's family are reaching out to Centennial High School students, dealing with the death of classmate Ashley Ross.
  
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• Where are all the women veterans?

  14-02-2015 02:45
  
  When you think of a veteran, typically the image of a man might come to mind. But according to the Disabled American Veterans, more women now than ever before are serving or have served in the military.
  
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• West Coast seaports reopen for day; no contract breakthrough

  14-02-2015 02:29
  
  Seaports from Southern California to Seattle reopened — for a day — as negotiators labored to resolve a crippling contract dispute and resume the free flow of international trade across the West Coast waterfront.
  
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• Local crossing guard considered role model

  14-02-2015 02:28
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - KGET put out the call, asking you to submit entries about people committing acts of kindness, and the response has been great.
  
  Meet Jim Dutton, who spends nearly every morning helping out students.
  
  Mr. Dutton, or Jim, as many students call him, has been retired for 16 years.
  
  But to keep himself busy, he helps out at Veterans Elementary School as a crossing guard, and it's what he does for these students, that parents want recognized.
  
  Early in the morning a
  
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• Agency to vote on reducing California gas tax by 7.5 cents

  14-02-2015 02:22
  
  The California gas tax is set to go down 7.5 cents a gallon this summer, although consumers may not see a dip at the pump, the state Board of Equalization said Friday.
  
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• Suspected car thief killed during chase that ends on freeway

  14-02-2015 02:20
  
  Police have shot and killed a suspected car thief during a chase on a San Bernardino freeway.
  
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• Mexico, Wal-Mart act to improve farmworkers' lives

  14-02-2015 02:17
  
  The Mexican government has formed an alliance of produce industry groups that will work on enforcing wage laws and improving housing, schools and health care for laborers at export farms following a newspaper's investigation of abuses at agribusinesses supplying major U.S. supermarket chains and restaurants.
  
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• Bakersfield police seeking information on motel death

  14-02-2015 02:13
  
  Angela Ruth McCall, 40, was found dead earlier this week at Villa Inn Motel on Union Avenue. The coroner's office said Friday that the cause of death is still under investigation.
  
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• Bakersfield police seeking car theft suspect

  14-02-2015 02:06
  
  Police want help finding an alleged car thief.
  
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• Funeral Services for Feb. 14

  14-02-2015 01:38
  
  Services pending
  
  Anthony Michael Barela, 51, Bakersfield, Feb. 12. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
  
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• Los Angeles television news pioneer Stan Chambers dies at 91

  14-02-2015 01:33
  
  Los Angeles television news pioneer Stan Chambers, who had a front-row seat to earthquakes, fires and the life of the city since the 1940s, died Friday, according to KTLA-TV, the station where he was a reporter for more than six decades. He was 91.
  
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• Pot legalization backers discuss next steps in California

  14-02-2015 01:25
  
  Marijuana legalization proponents are gathering in San Francisco this weekend to hear about efforts to add the nation's most populous — and arguably most pot-infused — state to the four others where it is now legal for adults to buy and use the drug recreationally.
  
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• Police looking for man accused of annoying 15-year-old girl

  14-02-2015 01:25
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding a registered sex offender they say tried to lure a 15-year-old girl into his car.  Police say Hector Santiago, 27, was in the area of Brimhall Road and Verdugo Lane Friday morning when he saw the girl walking next to the roadway.  
  
  Police say a passerby saw what was going on, intervened and took a picture of Santiago's vehicle and the license plate as Santiago took off.  Santiago, according to police has prior offenses similar
  
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• 10 California hospitals cited, fined

  14-02-2015 01:17
  
  State health officials have cited and fined 10 California hospitals over so-called "immediate jeopardy" incidents — preventable errors that cause or have the potential to cause serious injuries or death.
  
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• Attempted burglary suspect arrested in California City

  14-02-2015 01:08
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police in California City are investigating an attempted burglary at a home early Friday morning.  Police say the homeowners were asleep and were awoken when they heard someone attempting to kick in the front door of their home on 88th Street.  
  
  The homeowners looked outside to see a black man wearing a red shirt & hat trying to force open their door.
  
  The suspect then left on foot and the homeowners called 911. Sergeant Craig responded to the scene an
  
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• Police ID man from suspicious incident with teen girl

  14-02-2015 01:06
  
  Thanks to an observant passerby, police believe they know who tried luring a 15-year-old girl into his car.
  
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• Cal City police: Residents woke up to man kicking door

  14-02-2015 00:44
  
  A man with a history of home invasions was arrested Friday on suspicion of burglary and attempted burglary.
  
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• Innovation in teaching grants awarded to local educators

  14-02-2015 00:42
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Some Kern County educators are being honored with education grants worth up to $750.
  
  Nine of the grants were awarded by the California Table Grape Commission on behalf of California’s table grape growers with projects to be completed this spring.
  
  “California’s table grape growers have been supporting local education for years,” said Kathleen Nave, president of the commission. “This program is one of the ways table grape growers give back
  
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• Delano grape grower adds solar power system

  14-02-2015 00:36
  
  A Delano grape grower, packer and shipper has added a 1.2 megawatt solar power system expected to trim its utility bill by $330,000 a year.
  Four Star Fruit's photovoltaic installation is intended to provide more than 60 percent of its energy needs, which include a 170,000-square-foot refrigeration plant.
  
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• More than $5K raised for student with leukemia

  14-02-2015 00:16
  
  A first grader at Columbia Elementary School diagnosed with leukemia is being supported by her entire school.
  
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