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• Free medical lecture aims to prevent strokes

  27-05-2015 23:20
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Preventing strokes will be the goal of a free lecture at San Joaquin Community Hospital.It's called"Stroke Strategies: How to Prevent, Recognize and Respond to a Stroke".The lecture will be Thursday May 28 from Noon to 1 p.m. at the SJCH Conference Center 1524 27th Street.The talk will will feature Michelle Hartshorn, Executive Director of The Brain and Spine Institute.Please RSVP for this free lecture and lunch by registering on this page or calling 661-869-6560
  
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• Foreclosure rates improve slightly in Bakersfield

  27-05-2015 22:52
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Foreclosure rates in the Bakersfield area are improving according to the financial information company CoreLogic Inc.
  Rates of foreclosure decreased in March in Bakersfield compared to the same period last year.It says the rate of Bakersfield area foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 0.76 percent in March, a decrease of 0.18 percentage points compared to March 2014 when the rate was 0.94 percent. Foreclosure activity in Bakersfield was lower than the national
  
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• Helicopter crashes near Wasco

  27-05-2015 22:26
  
  A helicopter has crashed in an agricultural field near Wasco.
  
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• New Walmart to open in Northwest Bakersfield

  27-05-2015 22:06
  
  The final touches are being made at the new Walmart neighborhood market on Calloway and Olive drives.
  
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• Rick Santorum launching second White House run

  27-05-2015 22:05
  
  Rick Santorum, an aggressive advocate for conservative family values, will launch a second bid for president on Wednesday, a spokesman said.
  
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• Rick Santorum announces second White House run

  27-05-2015 22:05
  
  Conservative culture warrior Rick Santorum launched a 2016 White House bid on Wednesday, vowing to fight for working-class Americans in a new election season that will test his influence — and focus on social issues — in a changing Republican Party.
  
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• Tahj Mowry stops by Eyewitness News morning show

  27-05-2015 21:54
  
  Tahj Mowry dropped by the Eyewitness News morning show to discuss his latest single “Flirt," his music and acting career, as well as what it was like growing up with Tia & Tamera.
  
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• Kern Community College District gets $9.5M state grant

  27-05-2015 20:54
  
  The Kern Community College District was awarded $9.5 million Wednesday as part of the California Career Pathways Trust program.
  
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• FBI offering $10k reward for info on bank robber

  27-05-2015 20:38
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The FBI is hoping the public can help them find a suspect in a string of bank robberies and they are offering a reward for information.Darious Gilbert, 48, is a suspect in 8 bank robberies in Northern California, according to agents.The FBI says it is possible Gilbert is in our area and he should be considered armed and dangerous. He has brandished weapons, a handgun or a knife, during some of the robberies.During the robberies, Gilbert was seen wearing a variety of clothi
  
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• Animal services to highlight foster program

  27-05-2015 20:28
  
  BAKERSFIELD. CA- Animal lovers can get a chance to offer a temporary home to a kitten or puppy this weekend.The Kern County Animal Services is holding a baby shower themed event to highlight its foster program and let the public know how they can help save the lives of homeless pets in our community.The “Tiny Paws Kitten & Puppy Shower,” will be on Saturday, May 30th from 10 am to 1 pm at the Bakersfield shelter located at 3951 Fruitvale Avenue.
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• Former LAPD officer wanted in killing appears in Texas court

  27-05-2015 20:22
  
  A fugitive former Los Angeles police officer charged with killing a man during an off-duty fight has appeared in a Texas courtroom after his arrest in northern Mexico, authorities said.
  
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• Local community colleges get cash from state

  27-05-2015 20:09
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The state has awarded the Kern Community College District $9.5 million for the development of career pathways.Career pathways are a set of courses designed to prepare a strident for a specific career in which there is a high demand for trained workers.The Kern Community College District consortium proposal included the establishment, enhancement, expansion, or further articulation of nine career pathways which align with short and long term Kern County workforce needs:
  
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• Helicopter crash: co-worker may have saved pilot's life

  27-05-2015 20:07
  A crop duster crashed Wednesday morning in an onion field several miles west of Wasco.
  
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• Co-worker may have saved pilot's life in helicopter crash

  27-05-2015 20:07
  
  A crop duster crashed Wednesday morning in an onion field several miles west of Wasco.
  
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• Ag helicopter crashes west of Wasco

  27-05-2015 20:07
  
  A crop duster crashed Wednesday morning in an onion field several miles west of Wasco.
  
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• Take inventory of your moles in May

  27-05-2015 19:45
  
  A huge chunk was taken out of Cheryl Taylor's leg 33 years ago. She said it's a daily reminder of how lucky she is to be alive.
  
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• Geologist on big quake prediction: 'I wouldn't lose any sleep over it'

  27-05-2015 19:44
  
  A Dutch researcher, Frank Hoogerbeets, predicts the next big earthquake will happen on Thursday, when there is a planetary alignment of Earth, Mars and Mercury.
  
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• Student journey to graduation

  27-05-2015 18:37
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA.-Many teens will move the tassle on their graduation cap from one side to another this week, marking the end of high school and the beginning of a new journey into adulthood. For many of the students graduating tonight at Vista West continuation high school, the journey was particularly difficult. If you had asked Jalisa Ramey a couple years ago if she expected to graduate from high school, she would have told you no. She bounced around from school to school, uninteres
  
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• Chopper crash west of Wasco critically injures pilot

  27-05-2015 18:36
  
  WASCO, CA- A crop dusting helicopter crashed west of Wasco Wednesday morning according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.Spokesman Ray Pruitt said it happened just after 7:30 am.The chopper caught fire after crashing and the pilot suffered severe burns, according to Pruitt.The pilot was airlifted to Grossman Burn Center at San Joaquin Community Hospital. Pruitt said the crash happened shortly after the pilot had lifted off and at least one co-worker was in in the area at the time.The cho
  
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• Top soccer officials arrested in World Cup corruption probe

  27-05-2015 16:59
  
  The U.S. government launched a corruption attack on soccer's global governing body Wednesday, pulling FIFA executives out of a luxury Zurich hotel to face racketeering charges and raiding regional offices in Miami.
  
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• Officials arrested, corruption probe launched over World Cup selection

  27-05-2015 16:59
  
  Swiss prosecutors opened criminal proceedings into FIFA's awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, only hours after seven soccer officials were arrested Wednesday pending extradition to the U.S. in a separate probe of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption.
  
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• Middle school kids deliver animal advocacy PSA

  27-05-2015 16:50
  
  Sixth and seventh grade students at Sierra Middle School are learning the values of empathy, compassion, anti-bullying, kindness and communication through a new six-week course offered by non-profit Marley's Mutts, that revolves around hands-on dog training.
  
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• Humpday Dance featuring The Jay Smith Group

  27-05-2015 15:47
  
  Every Wednesday morning we feature a local band and dance to their music. This week the Jay Smith Group helps us dance. Watch as morning forecaster Aaron Perlman tries to do "The Elaine" featured on Seinfeld.
  
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• Humpday Dance featuring The Jay Smith Band

  27-05-2015 15:47
  
  Every Wednesday morning we feature a local band and dance to their music. This week the Jay Smith Band helps us dance. Watch as morning forecaster Aaron Perlman tries to do "The Elaine" featured on Seinfeld.
  
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• Breast Health Center now nationally accredited

  27-05-2015 15:24
  
  "The patient has some areas here that look suspicious…and she is only 35," said Dr. Ravi Patel, Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center Medical Director.
  
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• Purge in Delano Union School District, 7 administrators fired

  27-05-2015 07:54
  
  The firings come amid complaints from teachers alleging ineffective leadership.
  
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• Hit-and-run victim's loved ones urge driver to come forward: 'nobody deserves to die like that'

  27-05-2015 04:13
  Hours after a deadly crash, Joshua Jackson stood at the corner where his father, George Jackson, was hit and killed Monday night.
  
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• Hit-and-run victim's loved ones urge driver to come forward: "nobody deserves to die like that"

  27-05-2015 04:13
  
  Hours after a deadly crash, Joshua Jackson stood at the corner where his father, George Jackson, was hit and killed Monday night.
  
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• Hit-and-run victim's family urges driver to come forward

  27-05-2015 04:13
  
  Hours after a crash, Joshua Jackson stood at the corner where his father, George Jackson, was killed Monday night.
  
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• Contact 17: Sweepstakes Scams

  27-05-2015 03:36
  
  Alice Allard, 87, said over the last few months she has been harassed by several different fraudulent sweepstakes companies saying she's won millions. Allard said when one man called her six times in one day. "Everytime I told him I didn't want to talk to him and I wouldn't send any money for anything like this and there was fraud going around," said Allard.
  If Allard tells them to stop she says they send her letters, saying she's won millions. "I thought, guys these look so real
  
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• Kern's Meth Epidemic: Follow up with Deputy Hudnall's Wife

  27-05-2015 03:30
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Following up with our coverage of the meth problem in the Kern Valley area. We caught up with William Joe Hudnall's wife, Carrie, and asked her what she thought about the story after she saw it.
  Hudnall said after it the story aired, Joe's House has increased in size. "A lot of widows I know, I know a lot of them throughout the United States their husband's name is on a baseball field, a school, or a park, which is perfect for them, not my husband. Having a treatment prog
  
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• Border agent who shot into Mexico, killed teen wants case dismissed

  27-05-2015 03:26
  
  The attorney for a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired shots across the border and killed a Mexican teenager says a lawsuit against his client lacks merit because the boy was in Mexico at the time and wasn't protected by the Constitution.
  
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• Deadline looms for homeless to leave site on Union Ave

  27-05-2015 03:22
  
  Dozens of homeless people are up against a deadline to leave a large site on South Union Avenue, where some have been camped out for years.
  
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• One Classroom at a Time: Sarah Lewis and Norris Elementary School

  27-05-2015 03:20
  
  The One Classroom at a Time program has been awarding grants since 2006.
  
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• DUI app 'does not encourage drinking and driving'

  27-05-2015 03:15
  
  A new smartphone app called DueyDialer is assisting drivers who get pulled over while drinking and driving.
  
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• Head start hero

  27-05-2015 02:43
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - One of the veterans is going on this week's Honor Flight thanks to the staff at his great-great- grandchildren's head start program. He's raising the two kids. And, the staff at the Sterling Center wanted to say thank you for his dedication to his family and his country.
  Staff and students threw a parade for the Vietnam veteran before he heads out on Honor Flight.They say it's a thank you that's way overdue.
  With stars on their eyes and flags in their fingers, the kids at
  
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• Prisons across state reduce water use

  27-05-2015 02:35
  
  Wasco State Prison is doing their part to save water.
  
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• Appeals panel won't lift hold on Obama immigration action

  27-05-2015 01:21
  
  President Barack Obama's plan to shield as many as 5 million immigrantsliving in the U.S. from deportation remained on hold Tuesday after afederal appeals court panel refused to allow it to take effectimmediately.
  
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• Milestone in expansion of LA-area commuter light rail

  27-05-2015 01:06
  
  Officials have dedicated a $265 million, 24-acre maintenance and operations facility for another expansion of commuter light rail east of Los Angeles.
  
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• Discovery shows mammoths in Channel Islands much earlier

  27-05-2015 01:04
  
  The USGS says the fossil found on Santa Rosa Island was in uplifted marine deposits that date to 80,000 years ago, much farther back in time than the last glacial period 25,000 to 12,000 years ago.
  
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• Woman held down husband in Vegas hatchet attack, police say

  27-05-2015 01:02
  
  An Idaho woman who was having an affair orchestrated a gruesome Las Vegas hatchet attack that left her husband dead with his head nearly severed while they were on a family trip on Memorial Day, police said.
  
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• 5 accused of stealing from Ralph Lauren store

  27-05-2015 00:41
  
  The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's assistance in identifying several suspects wanted for theft.
  
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• Company making plan to excavate ruptured California pipeline

  27-05-2015 00:41
  
  Officials from Plains All American Pipeline say they are formulating a site safety plan to excavate the broken section of a pipeline that spilled oil along the California coast.
  
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• KCSO: Team of thieves hit Outlet store

  27-05-2015 00:34
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Kern County deputies are hoping someone can help them identify a team of thieves they say hit one Outlet store for more than $10,000.It happened May 8th at the Polo Ralph Lauren Store at the Tejon Outlet Mall.Deputies say the store was the victim of a series of thefts by five suspects, two females and three males.Security video surveillance of the five suspects was captured. Photos of the suspects are attached. The suspects may be from the southern California or Las Vegas
  
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