Bakersfield news

• Huge California water supplier slashes summer deliveries

  14-04-2015 23:54
  
  Cities and water districts serving 19 million people in Southern California face smaller water deliveries this summer under a plan approved by the region's water wholesaler in response to ongoing dry conditions.
  
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• Molestation suspect wanted in Arizona arrested in California

  14-04-2015 23:52
  
  Authorities say a man wanted in Arizona for alleged child molestation has been arrested in California.
  
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• Survey: Most Vegas tourists married, many from California

  14-04-2015 23:51
  
  The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says it has a pretty good idea who visited the destination last year: 45-year-old married people making $40,000 or more with one-third of them coming from neighboring California.
  
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• Study suggests adding 173,000 acres to LA-area parkland

  14-04-2015 23:45
  
  The National Park Service recommends adding 173,000 acres of land around Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in order to protect the vast web of wilderness and recreation areas in the midst of millions of people.
  
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• West Nile found in mosquitoes at Santa Barbara County lake

  14-04-2015 23:33
  
  The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department says mosquitoes collected at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta on April 2 tested positive for West Nile virus.
  
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• Vons to close 2 Bakersfield stores

  14-04-2015 22:52
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Two Bakersfield Vons stores are closing according to the company.The company confirmed Tuesday that the Vons on Olive Drive and the Vons on Stine Road will both close by May 16.In a statement the company said: "To ensure the overall strength of the entire company, it is occasionally necessary to close stores that are not meeting company goals in order to reinvest in the remaining store base."The statement continues: "While the decision to close a store is di
  
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• School threat bill introduced by Sen. Fuller

  14-04-2015 22:26
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- State Senator Jean Fuller announced on her Facebook page that she and BPD Sgt. Joe Grubbs presented a bill at the state Capitol that would stiffen penalties for people who make online threats against schools.SB110 would make electronic threats of violence towards a school a misdemeanor. The law would cover threats on social media, emails and texts.The bill is in response to a death threat on social media was made against Liberty High School in Bakersfield.This threat resul
  
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• Kern County firefighters deal with another riverbed fire

  14-04-2015 22:26
  
  Another riverbed brush fire has erupted in Oildale.
  
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• First Honor Flight of 2015 takes off Friday

  14-04-2015 21:58
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The first Honor Flight Kern County of 2015 takes off Friday.Thirty-Seven World War II and Korean War Veterans will fly to Washington D.C. to see their memorials.The public is invited out to help wish them well on their trip, and of course, give them a heroes welcome when they come back.They are taking two flights Friday morning.The first leaves Meadows Field Airport at 6:10 a.m. the second at 6:30 a.m.After their whirlwind trip, they'll arrive home Sunday night at 9:30 and
  
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• Woman, 2 kids suffer major injuries in Ming crash

  14-04-2015 20:58
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- A woman and two children were hospitalized for major injuries after their car slammed into a tree in south Bakersfield Monday evening. It happened around 8:30.A red compact car was demolished after crashing into a tree on South Chester Avenue.Police say excessive speed was a factor and that no other vehicles were involved.Still no word yet regarding the victim's identities.
  Police are asking anyone with information regarding this crash to call the department at 327-7111.
  
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• Twin toddler sons drown when stroller rolls into canal while mom bats at bee

  14-04-2015 20:44
  
  Police say two 18-month-old twin boys drowned in an Arizona canal after their mother stopped to bat away a bee and their stroller rolled into the flowing water.
  
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• Victims killed by falling concrete were youth pastors, baby boy

  14-04-2015 20:13
  
  The victims of a deadly accident beneath a Highway 410 overpass have been identified as a young couple who served as youth pastors at a local church and their infant son.
  
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• Cougar has left crawl space under Los Angeles home

  14-04-2015 19:40
  
  A celebrity mountain lion that lounged under a home for hours and refused to budge for bean bags, tennis balls and prods has wandered out on its own, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Tehachapi Police make child porn bust

  14-04-2015 19:39
  
  TEHACHAPI, CA- A routine weapons check revealed child porn inside a Tehachapi home.Special Agents with the state's Bureau of Firearms were conducting a compliance check at the home of Mario Manero when they found what they thought could be child porn.The agents called Tehachapi Police who determined that the material was in fact child porn, Manero was arrested and booked into the county jail on possession of child porn.A check of court records shows Manero pleaded no contest to discharging
  
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• More than 200 sickened on San Diego-bound cruise ships

  14-04-2015 19:32
  
  Federal health officials say about 200 people have come down with vomiting and diarrhea aboard two San Diego-bound cruise ships.
  
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• Bakersfield teachers could get pay raise

  14-04-2015 19:13
  
  The Bakersfield City School District Board of Education is slated to vote Tuesday on a teacher pay raise.
  
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• Ballot measure proposed to fund Kern County libraries

  14-04-2015 19:02
  
  Supporters unveil a plan to launch a ballot measure that would fund Kern County libraries and keep them out of the hands of a private company.
  
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• Local Little League now playing after delay

  14-04-2015 18:57
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Greenfield Baseball Association's Spring season got off to a late start Monday.Some parents of the players contacted KGET concerned their children wouldn't play at all and wanted their money back.
  According to their website the Greenfield Baseball Association was supposed to have opening day on March 22nd.It's April 13th, and the kids are finally getting to play some ball.
  The Greenfield Baseball Association had its first games of the season Monday.Although they did ge
  
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• BBQ to help the homeless at KGET Wednesday 11-2

  14-04-2015 18:32
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- KGET is teaming up with Halliburton for the seventh year to help our community's homeless.We're holding a barbecue fundraiser benefiting the Bakersfield Homeless Center.
  It's tomorrow outside our studios on L Street in downtown Bakersfield.Volunteers will be serving up lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  For $10.. you can get a tri-tip sandwich, chips and a drink.
  You can also purchase $5 raffle tickets for a chance to win a 60-inch flat screen TV.
  We hope to see y
  
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• Mysterious glowing object spotted in Cen. Bksfd

  14-04-2015 17:51
  
  Now we all would like to believe that there is life beyond Earth and that in the truest sense, "we're not alone." But today, a viewer submitted this video of a glowing object in the sky that may secure the belief that we're not alone, well, maybe.
  
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• Delano celebrates their 100th birthday!

  14-04-2015 17:44
  
  UPDATE: The Delano Chamber of Commerce officially kicked off the city's birthday celebration with a party at Cecil avenue Park, and a trip down memory lane. 
  
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• Okla. reserve deputy accused in man's death turns himself in

  14-04-2015 17:43
  
  A 73-year-old Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy who authorities said fatally shot a suspect after confusing his stun gun and handgun was booked into the county jail Tuesday on a manslaughter charge.
  
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• GoFundMe account setup for rape victim

  14-04-2015 16:32
  
  A GoFundMe account has been established for a woman whose house was torched after she said she was raped.
  
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• Why the pink dot on your license is important

  14-04-2015 16:27
  
  April is Donate Life Month and those who benefit are trying to spread the word.
  
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• Have home sales upended economic theory?

  14-04-2015 08:03
  
  Basic economic theory says a commodity’s price should increase if demand for it grows and supply shrinks. So why didn’t Bakersfield home prices rise last month? Maybe local real estate isn’t that simple.
  
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• BCSD teachers to vote on tentative contract Tuesday

  14-04-2015 07:54
  
  Teachers in the Bakersfield City School District will vote on a 7 percent salary increase Tuesday after months of contract negotiations. The raise would, if teachers and school board members approve it, be implemented as a 3.5 percent increase in 2014-2015 and a 3.5 percent increase in 2015-2016.
  
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• Former NFL player Lawrence Phillips suspected of killing cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison

  14-04-2015 07:42
  
  Former Nebraska star running back Lawrence Phillips is suspected of killing his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison over the weekend. Phillips, who played for the St. Louis Rams, who selected him in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft, as well as Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers, was plagued by off-field troubles and run-ins with the law that shortened his career.
  
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• Coalition proposes voter-approved funding for libraries

  14-04-2015 07:17
  
  An overflow crowd of library supporters gathered Monday night at Beale Memorial Library to talk about privatization of the Kern County Library Department. Mandy Walters, the co-founder of the Advocates for Library Enhancement, laid out some of the reasons she believes that Kern County shouldn't outsource library operations to the for-profit Library Systems & Services company.
  
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• STEVEN MAYER: Black eyes for Bako?

  14-04-2015 07:05
  
  Last week was not a great week for Bakersfield’s national reputation. First came the video that went viral. You know, the one showing a little boy running in the aisle of a downtown store. A man, later identified as the boy’s father, is seen chasing and striking the toddler squarely in the face, knocking the boy flat on his back. If that doesn’t infuriate you, nothing will — and millions of people from sea to shining sea saw that local example of broken parenting skills.
  
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• Man out of jail after viral video shows child getting hit in face

  14-04-2015 03:52
  
  The man seen on video hitting a small child inside a Bakersfield market is out on $20,000 bail.
  
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• Riverbed fire under investigation

  14-04-2015 03:33
  
  A 10-acre weekend fire in the dry riverbed behind Bakersfield's Sam Lynn Ballpark is under investigation. Homeless encampments in the area added to the concern for firefighters.
  
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• Woman turns herself in after being on 23ABC News

  14-04-2015 03:33
  
  A woman turned herself in after being featured on 23ABC News and spokesperson from an Energy company said.
  
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• Child porn suspect previously pleaded no contest to aiming laser at airplane

  14-04-2015 03:06
  
  A Tehachapi man who pleaded no contest in February to aiming a laser at an airplane has been charged with possession of child pornography.
  Mario Guillermo Manero, 53, was arrested last week during a search of his apartment in the 1400 block of Cimarron Court, according to Tehachapi police. Agents from the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms found what appeared to be child porn during a firearms compliance check.
  
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• Tehachapi man accused of child pornography

  14-04-2015 03:04
  
  Tehachapi police arrested a man on suspicion of possession of child pornography.
  
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• Alaska 737 returns to Seattle after napping worker awakes in cargo hold

  14-04-2015 02:48
  
  A sleepy Sea-Tac Airport worker who used the cargo hold of an Alaska Airlines 737 for a nap was awakened in a panic when the flight took off for Los Angeles, Alaska Airlines officials said.
  
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• 2 plead guilty in mortgage fraud scheme

  14-04-2015 02:15
  
  FRESNO, Calif. — Lucia Chavez, 37, and her husband Joseph Chavez, 41, both of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud, in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme in Bakersfield, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. As part of their plea agreements, Lucia Chavez agreed to a personal forfeiture money judgment of $1,624,450, and Joseph Chavez agreed to a personal forfeiture money judgment of $3,092,000.
  
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• Husband, wife from Bakersfield guilty in federal mortgage fraud scheme

  14-04-2015 02:13
  
  A couple from Bakersfield pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
  
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• 2 sentenced in Bakersfield mortgage fraud scheme

  14-04-2015 02:11
  
  FRESNO, Calif. — Evelyn Brigget Sanchez, 32, and Darling Arlette Montalvo, 34, both of Bakersfield, were sentenced today to two years in prison each for their involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that ran from October 2005 to May 2007, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Sanchez and Montalvo were convicted at trial of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud. Sanchez was also convicted of 11 counts of mail fraud, and Montalvo was also convicted of 10 cou
  
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• Bakersfield women sentenced in federal court for mortgage fraud

  14-04-2015 01:58
  
  Two women from Bakersfield were sentenced Monday in federal court to two years in prison each for their involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that ran from October 2005 to May 2007.
  
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• Bakersfield woman sentenced in federal court for mortgage fraud

  14-04-2015 01:58
  
  Two women from Bakersfield were sentenced Monday in federal court to two years in prison each for their involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that ran from October 2005 to May 2007.
  
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• Funeral Services for April 14

  14-04-2015 01:35
  
  Services scheduledOlletta Mae Oliver, 92, Tehachapi, April 10. Visitation 4 p.m. April 16, Hillcrest Mortuary; Service 1:30 p.m. April 17, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
  
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• Former Nebraska, NFL player accused in prison homicide

  14-04-2015 01:17
  
  Prison officials said Monday that former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips, 39, is accused of killing his cellmate, 37-year-old Damion Soward.
  
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• Ex-NFL running back accused in prison homicide

  14-04-2015 01:17
  
  Prison officials said Monday that former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips, 39, is accused of killing his cellmate, 37-year-old Damion Soward.
  
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• Former NFL player suspected of inmate death

  14-04-2015 00:47
  
  DELANO – Officials at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) are investigating the deaths of two inmates as homicides.
  
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• Police comment on officer accused of touching body

  14-04-2015 00:14
  
  The family of a man killed in an officer-involved shooting is outraged at allegations that a Bakersfield police officer manipulated the body, and their attorney said they'd heard rumors about this.
  
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• Police comment of officer accused of touching body

  14-04-2015 00:14
  
  The family of a man killed in an officer-involved shooting is outraged at allegations that a Bakersfield police officer manipulated the body, and their attorney said they'd heard rumors about this.
  
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• Bakersfield police confirm officer investigated for touching body

  14-04-2015 00:14
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department on Monday confirmed that one of its officers is on leave and under investigation for allegedly manipulating a dead body.
  
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• Former NFL player suspect in prison murder

  14-04-2015 00:09
  
  DELANO, CA- A former National Football League Player and NCAA standout at Nebraska, Lawrence Phillips is a suspect in the death of his cell mate at Kern Valley State Prison.Prison officials say Damion Soward, 37 was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday about 12:46 a.m.Soward was taken to Delano Regional Medical center where he later died.Prison officials say Phillips was Soward's cell mate and right now id the suspect in the death.Phillips, 39, was sent to Kern Valley State Prison in 2008 af
  
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