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• City school board looking to fill vacancy

  01-06-2015 23:41
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Bakersfield City School District is looking for a new Board Member.The Board of Trustees will be filling a vacancy left by departing board member Mr. Bill McDougle, according to the district.The board will make a provisional appointment for a period of two years, within 60 days of the vacancy, which began April 30, 2015.The Board is seeking candidates who have demonstrated leadership, understand and appreciate the culturally diverse community the District serves, support pu
  
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• Lindsey Graham opens 2016 presidential bid

  01-06-2015 23:35
  
  South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham opened his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Monday with a grim accounting of radical Islam "running wild" in a world imperiled also by Iran's nuclear ambitions.
  
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• More resginations at Kern Regional Center

  01-06-2015 23:02
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Two directors have submitted their resignations to the Kern Regional Center board.The Kern Regional Center helps coordinate and, in many instances, directly fund services for children and adults with developmental disabilities in Kern County.In a letter board members Steve Esselman and Jeremy Shumaker cite a recent state audit that suggests a lack of oversight and the need for sweeping changes at the organization.Shumaker and Esselman say they are satisfied the troubling p
  
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• Local man win statewide award from MADD

  01-06-2015 22:32
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- A Bakersfield man has won the state wide MADD Volunteer of the Year Award.Jorge Barrientos won the award at ceremony in Sacramento Saturday.Barrientos helped raise $50,000 to help MADD by organizing a walk and 5k run.
  The success of the event brought together more than 700 local residents to bring awareness of the DUI epidemic in Kern County, according to a press release.Barrientos was able to share the stories of MADD and the effects of drinking and driving locally, inclu
  
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• Woman hit and killed while walking in Wasco.

  01-06-2015 22:10
  
  WASCO, CA- Three pedestrians were killed in just three days between Saturday and Monday.The latest crash happened Monday morning in Wasco.A woman was walking in the road along Wasco Avenue, just south of Poso drive, when she was hit, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.Deputies say it does not appear that drugs or alcohol were involved.They also say they don't know why the woman was walking in the road.If you have any information on the crash, you can callthe Kern County Sheriff'
  
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• Pedestrian killed on Weedpatch Highway

  01-06-2015 21:45
  
  The coroner's office has identified a pedestrian killed early Saturday morning in a crash on Highway 184 north of Hermosa Road.
  
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• Man stopped at red light is hit from behind, killed

  01-06-2015 21:37
  
  A man was killed Friday night in a hit-and-run crash.
  
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• Fire crews contain grass fire to 24 acres

  01-06-2015 21:25
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- A grass fire burned 24 acres of land near Weedpatch Highway and Highway 58 according to the Kern County Fire Department.The fire was reported by two off duty KCFD firefighters passing through the area just before 7 Sunday evening.Fire crews reported the fire was at 2 acres and spreading fast but crews were able to use existing roads in the area as fire lines and stop the progress of the fire.The fire was pushed by 10-15 mile an hour winds in the area.Crews contained the fi
  
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• Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle in Wasco

  01-06-2015 21:10
  
  A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle early Monday morning in Wasco.
  
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• KCSO: Man shot, doesn't help in investigation

  01-06-2015 20:52
  
  A man was shot Sunday night but "would not provide details of the shooting," according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Paramount Farms, other units changing names under new Wonderful Co. banner

  01-06-2015 20:48
  
  Los Angeles-based Roll Global announced Monday that it's changing its name to The Wonderful Co., effective immediately.
  
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• Woman hit, killed crossing street

  01-06-2015 20:30
  
  A woman was hit and killed Monday morning in Wasco.
  
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• Car crashes into Los Angeles airport terminal, strikes girl

  01-06-2015 20:25
  
  Authorities say a car slammed into the wall of a terminal at Los AngelesInternational Airport on Sunday, striking and critically injuring a9-year-old girl who was on the sidewalk.
  
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• City cancels Fourth of July Fireworks

  01-06-2015 20:19
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- There will be no fireworks this Fourth of July at the Park at River Walk.A letter from the City Manager's office, states although the annual show is very successful, the city was unable to find a sponsor for the fireworks this year.The show was sponsored by Brighthouse Networks and Dignity Health last year.17 News received a message from at least one business wanting to help sponsor the show.
  
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• Newspaper report: Cal Water backs off pool restrictions

  01-06-2015 20:19
  
  California Water Service Co. appears to be backing off some swimming pool regulations.
  
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• Cal Water backs off pool-refilling restrictions

  01-06-2015 20:19
  
  California Water Service Co. has backed off planned restrictions on draining and refilling residential swimming pools.
  
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• Vanity Fair introduces 'Caitlyn' Jenner

  01-06-2015 20:18
  
  Former Olympian Bruce Jenner unveiled a new look and new name on the cover of Vanity Fair.
  
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• Grass fire erupts on Panorama Bluffs

  01-06-2015 20:08
  
  A grass fire on the Panorama Bluffs is under investigation.
  
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• Grass fire stopped at 24 acres

  01-06-2015 20:01
  
  Kern County firefighters stopped a grass fire at 24 acres Sunday night.
  
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• Patriot Act: Surveillance powers lapse with no deal in Senate

  01-06-2015 19:49
  
  The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans' phone records in bulk, after GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the fiercely contested program in an extraordinary Sunday Senate session.
  
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• Bakersfield public pools open their gates

  01-06-2015 18:25
  
  Four public pools around Bakersfield will open their gates June 1, 2015, for the start of the summer swim season, and the unofficial kick-off of summer. Hours are from 1-4pm.
  
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• Two students spending their summer in Peru on a cultural exchange

  01-06-2015 18:10
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA.-Two students from McFarland High will be spending their summer vacation in Peru on a cultural exchange, thanks to the generosity of a local business owner. The two young men are part of a school swap as they spend over a week in Lima, Peru. Teachers and students from a sister school in Peru will visit McFarland. Jaime Rizo and Melecio Gonzalez will represent McFarland High School as they learn Peruvian language and culture, and visit ancient sites like the Inca Sacred
  
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• Enter to win 5 tix to Wild Water Adventures

  01-06-2015 17:08
  
  Summer is here and it's time to cool off. 
  
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• 1 man killed after street race on Edison Hwy.

  01-06-2015 08:35
  
  A Bakersfield man is dead following a tragic end to a street race held near Edison Highway and Towerline Road.
  
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• 17th annual menudo cook off at Fairgrounds

  01-06-2015 08:34
  
  Despite the high temperatures, hundreds flocked to the Kern County Fairgrounds for the 17th annual Latino food festival and menudo cook off.
  
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• East Bakersfield shooting leaves one injured

  01-06-2015 06:06
  
  A man shot in East Bakersfield is recovering at a local hospital Sunday evening, but has refused to tell local authorities how he ended up getting hurt. 
  
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• BPD: 15-year-old teen missing in NW Bakersfield

  01-06-2015 04:49
  
  A teenage girl from Northwest Bakersfield has gone missing and the Bakersfield Police Department is looking for your help to find her.
  
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• Internationally acclaimed short films come to Bakersfield

  01-06-2015 03:46
  
  Local cinephiles gathered in Northeast Bakersfield's NX Annex to watch internationally acclaimed short films. This is all part of local filmmaker Fabian Euresti's #Landscapes with Fabian event.Euresti wants to wants to give local film buffs access to independent cinema. "There aren't too many places that I know of either as a filmmaker or an audience person that you can have access to independent cinema," said Euresti.
  
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• Annie Hurst celebrates her 100th birthday

  01-06-2015 03:26
  
  The centenarian club just got a new member. About one hundred people gathered in the hall of Lifehouse Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bakersfield to celebrate Annie Hurst's 100th birthday. Hurst, was born May 31, 1915 and came to Bakersfield in 1946 from Alabama.
  Hurst couldn't believe she was actually 100. "It says Happy 100th Birthday Annie. Oh my god I didn't know that was for me," said Hurst.Her daughter Connie Herndon helped organize the party. "We were just go
  
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• Man killed in head-on crash on Edison Highway

  01-06-2015 03:11
  
  Patrick Mendez dies in a head-on crash Sunday morning.
  
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• CHP: Man killed in crash at street race

  01-06-2015 03:11
  
  Around 2 a.m. Sunday, California Highway Patrol officers responded to afatal head-on crash on Edison Highway east of Neumarkle Road.
  
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• Hundreds gathered at Sunday's Menudo cook off

  01-06-2015 02:55
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Dozens of cooks were heating things up, as they competed for the title of best Menudo at the 17th Annual Latino Food Festival and Menudo Cook off.
  More than 60 contestants presented their original recipes to hundreds at the Kern County Fairgrounds today.    The event also included a variety of Latin-American Food Vendors.    Organizers with the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce said the fund raising event is one of their largest and he
  
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• DUI crash claims the life of a local man

  01-06-2015 02:41
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - A local man is behind bars, accused of driving drunk and killing a man during an illegal street race early Sunday morning.     Debris and skid marks can be seen on Edison Highway, east of Neumarkle Road.     A crowd had gathered around 2 a.m. for an illegal street race, CHP said.     A man identified as 24-year-old John Velazquez was reportedly driving drunk and going 80 miles-an-hour when he hit another 24-year-old man, sending him
  
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• Five people arrested Saturday in DUI checkpoint

  01-06-2015 00:16
  
  Five people were arrested Saturday during a DUI/Driver's License checkpoint conducted by the Bakersfield Police Department. 
  
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