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• California considers rules for making seawater drinkable amid drought

  06-05-2015 23:58
  
  (Reuters) — Water regulators in drought-stricken California on Wednesday were set to adopt new rules for desalination plants designed to make seawater drinkable in the latest effort to shore up water supplies as dry conditions stretch into a fourth year. The desalination rules, which put some decisions for such plants in the hands of statewide regulators rather than local water boards, come a day after the state demanded sweeping cutbacks in water use by cities and towns.
  
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• Kern County jury convicts man in gang shooting

  06-05-2015 23:50
  
  A Kern County jury this week convicted a man of premeditated attempted murder and gang-related charges.
  
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• Elderly man who was focus of search is located safe

  06-05-2015 23:45
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- 
  UPDATED 3:47 P.M.The man was located and he is safe. The Silver Alert has been cancelled.______________________________________________________The California Highway Patrol has issued a Silver alert for a man who may be traveling from Mississippi to Salinas, CA.Herbert Nesnith Casey was last seen on May 3, 2015, at approximately 4 a.m., at a gas station in Forest, MS. He used his credit/debit card on May 6, 2015 at approximately 10 a.m. in Menifee, CA and may be traveling
  
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• CHP looking for an elderly man

  06-05-2015 23:45
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The California Highway Patrol has issued a Silver alert for a man who may be traveling from Mississippi to Salinas, CA.Herbert Nesnith Casey was last seen on May 3, 2015, at approximately 4 a.m., at a gas station in Forest, MS. He used his credit/debit card on May 6, 2015 at approximately 10 a.m. in Menifee, CA and may be traveling to his residence in Salinas, CA.
  Casey is an 87-year-old white male, with gray hair, and blue or hazel eyes, standing approximately 5 feet 9 in
  
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• KCSO: Baby delivered after mom shot is now in critical condition

  06-05-2015 23:35
  
  The baby delivered after his mother was shot is now in critical condition, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Newborn baby struck by bullet in critical cond.

  06-05-2015 23:21
  
  The newborn baby boy who was struck by a bullet while inside his mother's womb is in critical condition.
  
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• Tree falls on kids playing on playground

  06-05-2015 22:38
  
  (WHDH) A Chelsea, Massachusetts park is now closed after a tree fell on a group of children Monday night, injuring two of them.Police released video of the tree falling in Washington Park in Chelsea Monday night."Everybody was panicking," said witness Diamond Gonzalez. "Everybody called the ambulance, the cops. Nobody knew what to do."A 2-year-old was taken to the hospital with what is reportedly a fractured skull. The boy's father didn't want to speak on camera, but said it
  
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• Congressman Kevin McCarthy announces student awards

  06-05-2015 22:11
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Congressman Kevin McCarthy today announced the recipients of the 23rd Congressional District of California 2015 Merit Award for students in Kern and Tulare counties.
  Congressman McCarthy released the following statement on the award and recipients:
  “The Merit Award recognizes those that have strived and excelled within our education system and our communities. It not only embodies superior academic achievement, it recognizes positive values students and educators esp
  
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• 2 Kern County nonprofits get big checks from Sporting Clay Tournament

  06-05-2015 22:05
  
  Marley's Mutts and the Wounded Heroes Fund of Kern County each gotchecks of more than $20,000 on Wednesday, as Braun Electric Co.distributed the fundraising proceeds from its third annual Sporting ClayTournament.
  
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• Burn victim gets adjustable bed donated

  06-05-2015 21:31
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- A Bakersfield man badly burned and banged up in a fiery crash while on the job is able to make one more step toward recovery tonight.
  He's been trying for months to get an adjustable bed so he can sleep.But, his insurance, AIG, through the California Workers Compensation System would not pay for it.
  Tuesday, a company who heard his story put an end to his long wait.
  A fiery crash October of 2013 that played out on live T.V. in Los Angeles.
  Donovan Dixon was a trucker for P
  
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• High School graduation schedule released

  06-05-2015 20:58
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The 2015 graduation schedule for the Kern High School District has been released. There will be 21 graduation ceremonies during the last week of May.Click on the document above to see the full list.
  
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• California regulators approve unprecedented water cutbacks

  06-05-2015 20:32
  
  The State Water Resources Control Board approved rules Tuesday that force cities to limit watering on public property, encourage homeowners to let their lawns die and impose mandatory water-savings targets for the hundreds of local agencies and cities that supply water to California customers.
  
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• GET board OKs bus service changes

  06-05-2015 19:58
  
  Service changes for the Golden Empire Transit District buses were approved Tuesday by its board of directors.
  
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• Kern Regional Center board president resigns amid on going controversy

  06-05-2015 19:38
  
  KRC board president Susan Lara steps down after 13 years.
  
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• Kern Regional Center board president resigns amid controversy

  06-05-2015 19:38
  
  KRC board president Susan Lara steps down after 13 years.
  
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• Oil train derailment triggers evacuation in N. Dakota town

  06-05-2015 18:10
  
  An oil train derailed and caught fire early Wednesday in a rural area of central North Dakota, prompting the evacuation of a nearby town where about three dozen people live.
  
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• Nanny network pairs Bakersfield families with nannies

  06-05-2015 16:53
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA.-Finding affordable child care can be a challenge, but a 23-year old Bakersfield woman has started a nanny network, connecting families with caregivers based on what families can pay. Rainee Seibert has been taking care of children since she was twelve. She was a nanny working at one time with four families, and couldn't help others. So she decided to start a network to refer families to other nannies. The nanny network matches families and nannies based on mutual inte
  
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• Eyewitness News Mornings: Humpday Dance returns

  06-05-2015 15:20
  
  Morning forecaster Aaron Perlman and anchor Amity Addrisi bring back the Humpday Dance! Special thanks to Mento Buru for providing the music!
  
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• Crash survivor in big-rig explosion fighting for workers' compensation

  06-05-2015 08:42
  
  A Bakersfield man injured badly in a big-rig explosion will now get to sleep easier, even though he’s still fighting with his insurance company over workers’ compensation.
  
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• Crash survivor in big rig explosion fighting for workers' comp

  06-05-2015 08:42
  
  A man injured badly in a big rig explosion will now get to sleep easier, even though he's still fighting with his insurance company over workers' compensation.
  
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• Unborn baby grazed by bullet: mom shot

  06-05-2015 07:14
  
  Kern County Sheriff's deputies say two people were shot in east Bakersfield around 3:55 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The shooting happened in the 3100 block of Monterey Street. 
  
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• Golden Empire Transit board approves changes to bus routes

  06-05-2015 07:04
  
  BAKERSFIELD -  Golden Empire Transit is adding more buses to some of its routes and extending the hours on some.The changes were approved by the GET board Tuesday evening and cover six bus routes in Bakersfield, including the ones to Bakersfield College, CSUB, and the Valley Plaza mall.It also eliminates all bus service on Thanksgiving and Christmas days.Here is a list of the changes provided by GET.Routes 21– Route 21 operates from Bakersfield Community College to CSUB on major
  
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• GET Board Approves Proposed Service Changes

  06-05-2015 06:50
  
  The Golden Empire Transit District Board of Directors approved service changes at its regular meeting on May 5 including:
  
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• Public defender arrested for DUI

  06-05-2015 06:31
  
  A deputy public defender has been fired from her position with the county after being arrested for DUI. 
  
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• Oildale nieghborhood overrun with cats

  06-05-2015 05:48
  
  Several Oildale area residents are fed up with the ongoing feral cat problem.
  
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• US gives farmers approval to spray crops from drones

  06-05-2015 04:00
  
  A drone large enough to carry tanks of fertilizers and pesticides has won rare approval from federal authorities to spray crops in the United States, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• 'Share' photo has Bakersfield teacher going viral

  06-05-2015 03:52
  
  Berg wanted to show her students the power of the Internet, and the dangers of social media.
  
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• Swimming pools so far haven't been targeted in drought fight

  06-05-2015 03:47
  
  California’s emergency drought regulations currently do not ban the filling of private or public swimming pools.
  
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• Cinco de Mayo: America’s most misunderstood holiday

  06-05-2015 03:46
  
  Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held every year to mark the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
  
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• Housing development saves water: 'trying to be forward-thinkers'

  06-05-2015 03:42
  
  The developer and water provider say the plan will save precious drinking water, and use lower-quality sources for irrigating the lawns. Thousands of homes are eventually planned at Seventh Standard Road and Calloway.
  
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• Lawsuit: Basham Funeral Care forged signatures

  06-05-2015 02:57
  
  Basham Funeral Home is being hit with a complaint alleging that the funeral home was falsifying death certificates and improperly filing them.
  
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• Residents cracking down on the city's water use

  06-05-2015 02:27
  
  23ABC has received several complaints from Bakersfield residents about the city's water use. We've received pictures from early Monday morning showing sprinklers watering the median and water going into the street.
  
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• Deputies kill machete-wielding man who killed 1, wounded 1

  06-05-2015 02:03
  
  A man who attacked neighbors with a machete, killing one and woundinganother, has been shot to death by Los Angeles County sheriff'sdeputies.
  
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• OC man convicted of smothering toddler in bedsheet

  06-05-2015 02:02
  
  An Orange County man has been convicted of killing his girlfriend's 18-month-old son by smothering him in a bedsheet.
  
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• Authorities find fake skeletons in underwater lawn chairs

  06-05-2015 01:56
  
  A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border was terrified — and later embarrassed — when he came across two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs about 40 feet underwater.
  
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• CHP use Tasers to apprehend man walking in traffic on Interstate 5

  06-05-2015 01:55
  
  California Highway Patrol officers deployed Tasers three times against a hitchhiker walking in traffic lanes on southbound Interstate 5 Monday morning.
  Kirk Anthony Stalnaker, 30, was arrested after struggling with officers on the interstate south of Laval Road, according to the CHP. The Sylmar man was booked on suspicion of battery against a peace officer and resisting arrest.
  
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• 'Avengers' + 'Star Wars' = big year for Disney

  06-05-2015 01:55
  
  Who would win if Captain America fought Luke Skywalker? Why Disney, of course, which stands to bring in astronomical amounts of money this year from two big installments of two of the most popular film franchises ever.
  
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• New fire restrictions start May 6

  06-05-2015 01:43
  
  Bakersfield, CA -- In response to the increasing high fire danger, the Sequoia National Forest, Tule River Reservation, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the Central California District (CND)announced today, an Interagency Declaration to impose fire restrictions for all Federal and State protected lands within Fresno, Tulare, and Kern Counties effective Wednesday, May 06, 2015.        In the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monu
  
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• Pregnant woman delivers baby after being shot in east Bakersfield

  06-05-2015 01:37
  
  A woman is forced to deliver her baby after suffering a gunshot wound.Her husband is also shot.
  
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• Pregnant woman delivers baby after being shot

  06-05-2015 01:37
  
  A woman is forced to deliver her baby after suffering a gunshot wound. Her husband is also shot.
  
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• 2 shot in area of Monterey, Oswell streets

  06-05-2015 01:37
  
  A male and a female have been shot in east Bakersfield, according to police Sgt. Joe Grubbs.
  
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• CHP: Officers use stun guns 3 times on combative hitchhiker

  06-05-2015 01:33
  
  Traffic on southbound Interstate 5 was stopped briefly Monday morning as California Highway Patrol officers tried to arrest a hitchhiker.
  
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• California lawmakers stall roadside test for drugged drivers

  06-05-2015 00:59
  
  An Assembly committee has rejected making California one of more than a dozen states that allow police to conduct roadside testing for marijuana and other drugs.
  
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• Pedestrian struck and killed by big rig identified

  06-05-2015 00:59
  
  A 72-year-old man struck and killed by a big rig on Interstate 5 Monday has been identified as San Francisco resident Calvin Thomas.
  A coroner's office news release said Thomas was struck on southbound I-5 about a mile south of Copus Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• 2nd beached whale found south of San Francisco

  06-05-2015 00:58
  
  A beached humpback whale was discovered south of San Francisco, marking the second dead whale to wash ashore in less than three weeks.
  
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• Worth noting in business: T.J.Maxx opening at The Shops at River Walk

  06-05-2015 00:56
  
  A new T.J.Maxx is set to open May 17 at The Shops at River Walk.
  The 22,500-square-foot store, one of 1,000 owned by the Massachusetts-based chain, will offer discount goods ranging from fashion and accessories to pet products and toys. It will employ about 60 full- and part-time workers.
  
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• Passenger killed in crash identified

  06-05-2015 00:52
  
  A passenger who died in a vehicle rollover Monday on Highway 58 in California City has been identified as 27-year-old Vallejo resident David Lewis Strong.
  A coroner's office news release said Strong died at the scene of the 7:06 p.m. crash three miles west of Hyundai-Kia Boulevard. He was not wearing a seat belt.
  
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• Lake Isabella man pleads not guilty to charges filed in connection with SWAT standoff

  06-05-2015 00:52
  
  A 63-year-old Lake Isabella man accused of brandishing a shotgun and threatening others at a trailer park last week pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the six charges filed against him.
  Donald Coffey, whose last name is also spelled "Coffee" in court records, was ordered held on $300,000 bail on charges including two counts of making terroristic threats and possession of a gun by a felon. His next hearing is scheduled for May 14.
  
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• Man dies in rollover crash in California City

  06-05-2015 00:41
  
  CALIFORNIA CITY, CA- A man is dead after a rollover crash in California City.California City Police say the crash happened just after 7 p.m. Monday evening.A Honda Accord was westbound on Highway 58 when it went into the median and rolled.Police say three of the four people in the car were not wearing seatblets and one was ejected.The man who died at the scene was David Lewis Strong, 27,of Vallejo, California.The other three people were taken to local hospitals with minor to moderate injur
  
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• Teen accused of 4 armed robberies

  06-05-2015 00:05
  
  A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out four armed robberies.
  
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