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• Police: Boy dies after father got drunk, left him in hot car

  22-04-2015 23:12
  
  A father wept at a court hearing after police say he left his toddler son in a hot car during a day of heavy drinking and the boy later died.
  
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• Escaped inmate turns self in after 40 years

  22-04-2015 22:54
  
  (WLEX) An escapee from a North Carolina prison has turned himself in to Kentucky police, 40 years after he escaped.Clarence David Moore escaped from the Henderson County Prison Unit in 1976 after being convicted of larceny charges. That prison shut down in 2002. Moore was in jail on larceny charges.Moore turned himself in because he is very ill and he has no Social Security or insurance to receive medical care. Moore had also been living with a woman who had no idea about his past.
  
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• Rabobank taking old cell phones for recycling

  22-04-2015 22:39
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Rabobank Arena is giving people a chance to get rid of old cell phones responsibly.From now until the end of May Rabobank Arena will take unneeded cell phones and recycle them in partnership with Alianza Recycling and AEG 1Earth.Phones will be collected at all Arena and Theater events through the end of next month, including the US Army All-Star Bowl April 24th, Marvel Universe Live May 7th-10th, and the Eagles on May 26th.“We are happy to celebrate Earth Month at ou
  
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• KCFD: Driver blacks out, flips vehicle

  22-04-2015 22:19
  
  Kern County fire officials said a man blacked out and flipped his vehicle while driving through a residential area.
  
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• Dancer who lost leg in marathon bombing testifies: 'I just kept screaming'

  22-04-2015 22:03
  
  The professional ballroom dancer crawled through broken glass, dragging her bloody leg along the pavement, shredding her forearms in the process
  
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• City needs public input on downtown parking fees

  22-04-2015 22:00
  
  A public hearing about the proposed downtown parking fees is scheduled for Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 at 3:30pm, in the Council Chambers at the Administrative Building on Truxtun Avenue. 
  
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• CSUB celebrates Earth Day

  22-04-2015 21:44
  
  Local eco-friendly experts were at California State University, Bakersfield with ideas on how to conserve in the workplace and at home.
  
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• 4 killed in wrong-way crash on Sacramento freeway

  22-04-2015 21:29
  
  Authorities say four people were killed in a wrong-way crash that blocked several lanes of a freeway in Sacramento.
  
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• Driver crashes into Bakersfield rehab center

  22-04-2015 21:21
  
  A driver crashed Tuesday night into a rehab center.
  
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• Bakersfield Geese Watch 2015

  22-04-2015 21:18
  
  Geese and their goslings were stuck in the Truxtun Avenue Medical Group offices as several people tried to get them across Truxtun Avenue into Truxtun Lake.
  
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• Second shooting at Delano area prison this week

  22-04-2015 20:42
  
  DELANO, CA- An inmate was shot in the chest Wednesday morning at Kern Valley State Prison, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.KCSO says because the shooting happened inside the prison property, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will handle the investigation.There is no word yet if the inmate was shot by a corrections officer or what the inmate's condition is.Kern Valley State Prison is across the road from North Kern State Prison where a corrections officer
  
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• Man survives second bear attack in 4 years: 'I just had this deja vu'

  22-04-2015 20:25
  
  The chances of being attacked by a bear are extremely slim. It's even less likely it would happen twice. But the victim of an attack last week also came face-to-face with an aggressive bear four years ago.And both times, it was a fight for his life.
  
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• Jury convicts Oregon farmer of killing men, feeding to pigs

  22-04-2015 20:23
  
  Jurors spent only about an hour deliberating Tuesday before convicting an Oregon woman of killing two handymen and feeding their corpses to her pigs.
  
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• Man shot in Delano

  22-04-2015 20:07
  
  A man has been shot in the 3000 block of Cecil Avenue in Delano, according to Kern County Fire Department Capt. Tyler Townsend.
  
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• Inmate shot in Delano

  22-04-2015 20:07
  
  An inmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano has been shot, according to Kern County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ray Pruitt.
  
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• CDCR: Inmate shot to stop fight at Kern Valley State Prison

  22-04-2015 20:07
  
  A guard fatally shot an inmate Wednesday morning at Kern Valley State Prison.
  
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• CDCR: Inmate shot to stop attack at Kern Valley State Prison

  22-04-2015 20:07
  
  A guard fatally shot an inmate Wednesday morning at Kern Valley State Prison.
  
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• Fire damages Bakersfield apartment

  22-04-2015 20:03
  
  Bakersfield Fire Department crews arrived around 10:30 a.m. to the apartment on the 2600 block of Real Road. "Moderate smoke" was showing from a second-story apartment, according to a BFD Facebook post.
  
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• CHP offers class for older drivers

  22-04-2015 19:50
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The California Highway Patrol is holding a class for senior citizen drivers.CHP says by the year 2020 there will be 4.9 million drivers 65 or older on California roads and that number will increase to 6.9 million by 2040.Thats why they have started the Age Well, Drive Smart program statewide.This program was designed to provide older drivers with the keys to driving safer and driving longer.The CHP says the class will help older drivers tune up their driving skills, refres
  
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• California officials propose higher rates for some

  22-04-2015 19:17
  
  Critics contended the rate proposal by state administrative law judges would raise rates for 70 percent of customers of the state's three largest utilities, and cut financial incentives to reduce electricity use.
  
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• California officials propose higher electric rates for some

  22-04-2015 19:17
  
  Critics contended the rate proposal by state administrative law judges would raise rates for 70 percent of customers of the state's three largest utilities, and cut financial incentives to reduce electricity use.
  
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• Earth Day: Obama to warn of damage from climate neglect

  22-04-2015 19:10
  
  With swampy wetlands and alligators as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will use a visit to Florida's Everglades to warn of the damage that climate change is already inflicting on the nation's environmental treasures — and to hammer political opponents he says are doing far too little about it.
  
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• City water ordinance to be voted on Wednesday night

  22-04-2015 18:55
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Bakersfield City Council Will vote Wednesday night on an emergency water ordinance that could tighten outdoor water restrictions.The Bakersfield Water Board is recommending that council approve the ordinance.The plan would put Bakersfield residents on an even or odd watering day schedule based on address.Officials say if city council members approve the proposal from the Bakersfield water board, the ordinance will go into effect at midnight tomorrow.Water officials say
  
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• Dog and sheep carcasses found (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

  22-04-2015 18:12
  
  Dog and sheep carcasses have become the center of one Tehachapi neighborhood that has residents concerned.
  
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• Academy starting for people interested in law enforcement

  22-04-2015 18:09
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Kern County Sheriff’s Office and Kern Regional Training Center have announced a Basic Post Academy.It will start in July 2015 and offer an intensive 22 week course for those interested in a career in law enforcement.
  Students who complete the Basic Post Academy will receive a POST Law Enforcement Certificate and be eligible to apply with most California law enforcement agencies.The academy administered in a structured and disciplined environment.
  Students are res
  
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• Car slams into lobby of rehab facility

  22-04-2015 16:46
  
  A local driver is facing charges after crashing into the lobby of a rehab facility in East Bakersfield.
  
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• Robbery in Ridgecrest caught on camera

  22-04-2015 08:11
  
  Rami Agram says it was 9:45 P.M. Sunday night when a thief ran into the East Ridge Market in Ridgecrest... threw some sand in his face, jumped the counter and began to attack him. The surveillance video captures it all. Agram says the two other accomplices stole a case of beer and some candy and ran off while Agram was preoccupied with his attacker.Eventually, Agram managed to pull the mask off his attacker's face, and that's when the robber broke away, jumped over the counter and ran away. A f
  
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• Marching and remembering crime victims

  22-04-2015 07:02
  
  Carrying signs while they marched, family and friends remembered crime victims who have died during a procession Tuesday evening. The third annual Crime Victims’ Rights March was also for all victims of crime. The theme of this year’s march was “Engaging Communities/ Empowering Victims.”
  
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• Caltrans: Freeway trees may perish from drought

  22-04-2015 06:44
  
  Two weeks before a state board considers requiring 30 percent cuts from local water agencies, a Caltrans official said Tuesday the agency has reduced its water usage by about half in the Bakersfield area. John Liu, Caltrans' director of maintenance and operations for District 6, which includes Bakersfield, said that equates to a savings of hundreds of millions of gallons districtwide.
  
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• Johnson convicted, faces 150 years to life in ‘Eastside Rapist’ case

  22-04-2015 06:40
  
  A Kern County jury on Tuesday found Billy Ray Johnson guilty of 24 crimes in a series of rapes that terrorized east Bakersfield and led to the formation of a special task force of Bakersfield police and Kern County sheriff’s investigators in the summer of 2013. The 24 of 26 original counts that went to trial included multiple ones of rape by force or fear plus lewd acts with a child, robbery, burglary, possession of a gun by a felon and assault with a firearm.
  
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• Correctional officer hit by bullet fired from outside prison grounds

  22-04-2015 06:33
  
  A North Kern State Prison correctional officer was struck and injured by gunfire that came from outside the facility Monday evening. Prison officials said the officer was hit at 7:30 p.m. from bullets fired into the Delano prison's Facility A yard. A bullet penetrated his stab-resistant vest and he was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
  
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• Masked, armed suspect robs Jack In The Box

  22-04-2015 06:29
  
  A suspect wearing a white mask and armed with a gun robbed a Jack In The Box in southwest Bakersfield. Police said the suspect entered the restaurant in the 4700 block of Gosford Road at 3 a.m. April 14 and demanded money. He fled after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash.
  
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• Woman found not guilty of killing bicyclist

  22-04-2015 05:20
  
  A jury of 12 returned a not-guilty verdict for a Bakersfield woman who was accused of killing a bicyclist.
  
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• 3 arrested after shooting near elementary school

  22-04-2015 05:09
  
  Quailwood Elementary was on lockdown Tuesday afternoon as Bakersfield police officers searched for shooting suspects.
  
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• 3 arrested after shooting investigation

  22-04-2015 04:19
  
  Quailwood Elementary was on lockdown Tuesday afternoon as Bakersfield police officers searched for shooting suspects.
  
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• San Francisco bans performances by exotic animals

  22-04-2015 04:09
  
  San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday approved a prohibition on performances using wild animals, joining dozens of other places that frown upon the display of bears and big cats, elephants and monkeys for human entertainment.
  
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• Gov. Brown captures snake on trip to rural California

  22-04-2015 03:56
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown has received hundreds of comments and shares of a photo showing him posing with a snake.
  
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• Bakersfield man perplexed by light in sky: 'If it's aliens, great'

  22-04-2015 03:45
  
  Has Bakersfield become Area 661? A viewer contacted Eyewitness News with video of an unidentified object in the sky.
  
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• Delano student's death spurs call for AEDs in schools

  22-04-2015 03:30
  
  Ever since 13-year-old Jose Manuel Beltran died, the community has pointed to a number of problems that they think didn’t give the young man a fighting chance.
  
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• Supervisors order redo of library survey, meeting schedule

  22-04-2015 03:25
  
  Kern County supervisors decided Tuesday to take a deep breath, slow down and take this whole library privatization thing a bit slower. County Administrative Officer John Nilon presented supervisors a proposed public survey and community meeting schedule that aimed to gather input on what library patrons want from their library.
  
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• Bakersfield girl gets custom 3D-printed prosthetic hand

  22-04-2015 03:24
  
  The mother and daughter met with a maker called Fathom out inOakland. Fathom made Isabella a custom 3D-printed prosthetic hand.Isabella personalized it with hot pink coloring, Care Bears, and even a little diamond ring.
  
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• Community reacts to prison shooting

  22-04-2015 03:23
  
  The community of Delano is shocked today after a shooting Monday night left a corrections officer injured at North Kern State Prison.
  
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• Guilty verdict in trial of the masked rapist

  22-04-2015 03:23
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - After two days of deliberations, the man we can now definitively call the masked rapist, Billy Ray Johnson, was found guilty of every charge and all of the enhancements against him except one.Victims, detectives, and Johnson sat on the edge of their seats as the clerk read each felony count as guilty. Throughout the 40 minute reading of the verdict, Johnson never turned around or showed his face. One of his victims received a pat on the back, another sighed and whispered "
  
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• Three arrested in connection with shooting near elementary school

  22-04-2015 03:07
  
  Three people have been arrested in connection with a shooting near an elementary school in west Bakersfield Tuesday afternoon.
  Police said shots were fired at 1:44 p.m. near Quailwood Elementary School on Quailwood Drive at North El Rio Drive. Shortly afterward, a police service technician spotted a silver Toyota Camry similar to a description given of one of the vehicles involved in the shooting.
  
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• Prison shooting: 'round penetrated his stab-resistant vest'

  22-04-2015 02:42
  
  A guard on duty in the yard of a central California prison was shot by someone outside the facility, and a suspect is still at large, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Funeral Services for April 22

  22-04-2015 01:50
  Services scheduledLouis Charles Candelaria, 71, Bakersfield, April 18. Visitation 5 p.m. April 23, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; Service 1 p.m. April 24, Basham Funeral Care Chapel. Basham Funeral Care, 3312 Niles St.
  
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• Prison officials — including victim — shocked by shooting

  22-04-2015 01:41
  
  The 52-year-old correctional officer shot  on a North Kern State Prison yard from outside the facility’s security perimeter is “still kind of in shock that this happened to him,” authorities said Tuesday. The officer, an 18 1/2-year veteran of the state corrections department that officials declined to identify for security reasons, was said to be resting at home and in good spirits after suffering a minor wound in the freak incident Monday evening.
  
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• County to seek public input on libraries futures

  22-04-2015 01:35
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- County Supervisors will involve the public in the recent controversial discussion whether to privatize local libraries.Kern County Administrative Officer John Nilon announced a public outreach plan.The county will allow feedback through the use of a questionnaire, public meetings, and taking into account library staff opinions.The CAO says the goal is to improve library services whether the county moves forward with privatization or not.If you would like to see the dates a
  
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• Bakersfield police: Masked man with gun robs Jack in the Box

  22-04-2015 01:12
  
  A masked man with a gun robbed a Jack in the Box restaurant in southwest Bakersfield.
  
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• Investigation continues into unprecedented prison shooting

  22-04-2015 00:59
  
  DELANO, CA- Its a situation no one can remember ever happening before.A shooting onto prison grounds that injured a correctional officer.The correctional officer who was hit at North Kern State Prison is recovering after officials say a suspect or suspects opened fire from outside the prison Monday night.
  The Department of Corrections says the 52-year-old officer was struck in his stab-resistant vest and was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.Prison officials say they have added ext
  
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