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• Ask TBC: Why won't the city, county recycle these plastics?

  15-03-2015 23:00
  
  Q: I see a lot of to-go containers and cups with the recycling logo and yet waste management still says "no plastic foam." Do they have any plans to start keeping this product out of our landfills?
  
  -- Wallace Soule
  
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• Hobbyists gather for Annual Model Train Show

  15-03-2015 18:14
  
  The Kern County Fair Grounds was turned into train central the weekend of March 15, as many around Bakersfield gathered to relieve some of their favorite memories
  
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• 44th Annual Collectors Showcase hits Bakersfield

  15-03-2015 17:56
  
  Collectors across Kern County are gathered for The 44th Annual Collectors Showcase and Antique Show held at Hodel's Country Dining on March 15.
  
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• House Speaker John Boehner in Bakersfield

  15-03-2015 07:31
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Republican House Speaker John Boehner came to Bakersfield Saturday evening in support of local Republican Congressman David Valadao.
  
  Security was in place at the Padre Hotel downtown Saturday night, as Boehner sat out on the rooftop bar.
  
  A spokesperson for Congressman Valadao says Boehner spoke at a fundraiser Saturday night at the Stockdale Country Club.
  
  Boehner came to Bakersfield in January last year to support republican legislation on our state's drought.
  
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• Did BPD officers botch attempt by informant to help bring in a dangerous suspect?

  15-03-2015 07:15
  
  Jorge Joel Ramirez was walking a tightrope.
  
  It was mid-September 2013 and the 34-year-old man had just offered to help Bakersfield police find and arrest a dangerous, wanted felon by the name of Justin Harger.
  
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• March draws attention to deaths in encounters with law enforcement

  15-03-2015 07:12
  
  More than 200 family members, friends and supporters of people who have lost loved ones in confrontations with local law enforcement took to the streets Saturday in a march that revisited the scenes of some of the deaths.
  
  Chanting and carrying signs, the marchers started in the 1700 block of Flower Street and walked east to the scene of the death of David Silva, who in May 2013 died after a struggle with
  
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• Pi(e) celebrated at 44th annual math field day

  15-03-2015 07:06
  
  A cow in a pasture is tied to a rope connected to the top of a pole. You know the length of the pole and the length of the rope.
  
  Now figure out the area of the pasture in which the cow can graze.
  
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• Locals call for more accountability in law enforcement

  15-03-2015 02:34
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Dozens of protesters today called for more accountability of law enforcement officers involved in the deaths of unarmed men in Bakersfield.
  Family members and supporters of people who died in custody or at the hands of law enforcement, took part in the "Walk for Justice" this afternoon.      They spoke out about what they call police misconduct, wrongful death and civil rights violations.      Protesters included family membe
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: Bakersfield's own Amazing Race

  15-03-2015 02:33
  
  Who needs to go around the world if you have your very own Bakersfield Amazing Race? It took place downtown Saturday, starting at 3.14.15.9:26:53 in honor of the mathematical Pi. (That's 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 a.m. for those who are scratching their heads.)
  
  The scavenger hunt race sent teams of two to four people around downtown to solve puzzles and complete challenges. It was a benefit for Stewards
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating suspicious death

  15-03-2015 02:22
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - A suspicious death in north east Bakersfield has homicide detectives looking to the public for help.
  The coroner identified the man as 28-year-old Jose Angel Banales.     According to the sherrif's office, around 8:30 p.n. on March 13, deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive man at a home in the 400 block of Crawford Street.     First responders administered CPR but Banales was eventually pronounced dead at the scene.    &nbs
  
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• Man dies after veering off the roadway

  15-03-2015 01:50
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - A local man is dead tonight after driving off an overpass and crashing into the embankment below.
  According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver of a Ford F-150 mistook the transition from south bound Airport Drive onto Highway 99.     The driver drifted off the right-hand shoulder of the roadway, crashing below on Rio Mirada Drive, said a CHP official.     The man was identified by CHP as a local resident, but his name hasn't been relea
  
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• Valley Gun gives big to Honor Flight

  15-03-2015 01:42
  
  Valley Gun supports Honor Flight in big way
  
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• Valley Gun Honor Flight Fundraiser impacts one Vietnam Veteran

  15-03-2015 01:38
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Valley Gun celebrated its 50th anniversary with a block party and $10,000 donation to Honor Flight Kern County. The organization recognizes local veterans by sending them to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials built in their honor.
  
  Valley Gun owner Ken Quarnberg says he is happy to help a good cause. "We as a country do appreciate their sacrifice, we appreciate everything they have done in the name of freedom, and the fact that they saved freedom for the world,&quo
  
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