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• Bakersfield City water releases list of top water users

  23-07-2015 23:45
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Ever wonder who uses the most water in Bakersfield? We did too. And now we have the numbers on the top 100 water users in the city.And it will probably come as no surprise to you, the City of Bakersfield tops the list. In 2014, the City of Bakersfield-it's government offices and parks and street landscapes-used just over 674-million gallons of water.Number two on the top-ten list is Cal State University Bakersfield at 220-million gallons, followed by the Kern High School D
  
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• Police: Woman tries to pass a forged check

  23-07-2015 23:13
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield police need your help finding a woman they say tried to pass a forged check at a Bakersfield credit union.  Police say on June 20, the suspect entered the Kern Schools Federal Credit Union at 3901 Mt. Vernon Av. and attempted to pass a forged check. The suspect is described as Hispanic, 20-30, heavy build, brown hair in a bun, wearing a black sweatshirt, pink shirt and black pants.If you have information regarding this case, call Detective Timothy Diaz at
  
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• PETA wants governor to pull support of state's dairy industry

  23-07-2015 22:46
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA is putting pressure on Gov. Jerry Brown to pull his support of the state's dairy industry.PETA has placed a billboard on Highway 99 near Norris Road that states it takes 55 gallons of water to make two slices of cheese and Gov. Brown should pull his support of the California dairy industry because of the drought.KGET checked PETA's number with the Kern County Farm Bureau and they say that number is inflated.They say the r
  
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• Police searching for suspect in Walmart parking lot burglary

  23-07-2015 22:26
  
  Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help to find a suspected vehicle burglar. Police say the burglary took place July 11th in a Walmart parking lot on Rosedale Highway.
  
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• Woman accused of vehicle burglary outside Rosedale Walmart

  23-07-2015 22:12
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield police need your help finding a woman suspected of taking items from a locked car in the parking lot of Walmart earlier this month.  Police say it happened July 11, at the Walmart store at 8400 Rosedale Hwy. The suspect fled in the suspect vehicle described as a: 2003-07, black, Chevrolet, Silverado HD, four-door pick-up with chrome billet grill, black steps, black tool box, fender flares, stock wheels, rear tinted windows, with stickers in the
  
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• Firefighter accused of murdering lover's husband will not face death penalty

  23-07-2015 22:10
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- A Los Angeles firefighter charged with murdering his lover's husband here in Kern County will not face the death penalty.That decision was announced at the suspect's preliminary hearing Thursday morning.At the end of the hearing a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to proceed with a first degree murder trial against Jonathan Hearn, 24.
  Hearn was a firefighter paramedic with the Redlands Fire Department.Detectives say Hearn shot and killed Robert Limon
  
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• Police asking for help to find suspected credit card thief

  23-07-2015 21:25
  
  Bakersfield Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect they say used a stolen credit card May 8th at a Lowe’s store on Rosedale Highway.
  
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• DA agrees to overturn death penalty conviction to save tax payers money

  23-07-2015 20:48
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- A man convicted of first degree murder in the death of a Bakersfield woman, has had his death sentence changed to life without parole.The Kern County District Attorney agreed to the change because she says fighting it would have wasted tax payer dollars.Clarence Ray, 59, confessed to the 1984 Bakersfield murder of Kathy Lynn Hyde, 31, while he was already in prison in Michigan for a murder there.After his confession to the Bakersfield murder, a jury her
  
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• UPDATE: Man sentenced in attempted murder, sexual assault of family member

  23-07-2015 20:36
  
  A man was sentenced Thursday in Kern County court after pleading no contest to attempted murder and sexual assault charges. Ray Coriell will serve 34 years to life in state prison.
  
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• UPDATE: Man sentenced in attempted murder, sexual assault case of a family member

  23-07-2015 20:36
  
  A man was sentenced Thursday in Kern County court after pleading no contest to attempted murder and sexual assault charges. Ray Coriell will serve 34 years to life in state prison.
  
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• UPDATE: Man sentenced in attempted murder, sexual assault case

  23-07-2015 20:36
  A man was sentenced Thursday in Kern County court after pleading no contest to attempted murder and sexual assault charges. Ray Coriell will serve 34 years to life in state prison.
  
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• Man who shot at BPD officer convicted of attempted murder

  23-07-2015 20:19
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- A man has been convicted of attempted murder after he opened fire on a Bakersfield Police officer back in 2013.The conviction was announced by the Kern County District Attorney's Office.The shooting happened just before midnight in September of 2013 at the 7-11 on Stockdale Highway and Real road.Police say Daniel Garcia, 32, fired at Officer Brady Barber, after trying to steal beer.Barber was not hit.
  The man accused of driving the getaway car pleaded no contest to partici
  
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• Northbound 99 crash causing delays

  23-07-2015 17:21
  
  A minor crash on northbound Hwy 99 Thursday morning was causing major delays for the morning commute.
  
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• Home versus hospital births

  23-07-2015 16:38
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA.-Ninety-nine percent of babies born in the U.S. are welcomed into the world at a hospital, but a growing number of women are having a child at home. Plus, a new birth center being built in Bakersfield could make that a more feasible option for local moms. In 2013, over 2,550 babies were born out of the hospital, up by more than 200 births. That's according to the medical board of California.
  Women like Emily Willett say for low-risk pregnancies, it's the preferred way
  
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• Kern County firefighters headed to Wragg Fire

  23-07-2015 16:17
  
  Kern County Firefighters are headed north to Napa and Sonoma counties to help fight the Wragg Fire.
  
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• Mud damage near Twin Oaks: 'Our whole property has been elevated about 4 feet high'

  23-07-2015 03:57
  
  Neighbors hit hard by damage from the weekend storms now worry about how they'll make repairs and who can help them.
  
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• Vexatious litigants: State looks to ban serial suers

  23-07-2015 03:50
  
  The state of California says there are thousands of people wastinghundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars by filing too many lawsuits.
  
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• Mail theft caught on camera

  23-07-2015 03:38
  
  BAKERSFIELD, Ca - The United States Postal Service is investigating multiple cases of mail theft in Bakersfield -- including at least one Tuesday that was caught on camera.
  Rob McDonald's home security cameras caught a man walk up to his northwest Bakersfield home and take a package off the front porch."I was very surprised with all the cameras and the signs that are up, really surprised and it's violating," said McDonald.U.S. Postal Inspector Jeff Fitch says mail thefts in the Centra
  
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• Homeless Collaborative official: Free ID cards break down barriers

  23-07-2015 03:35
  
  Starting next year, the homeless will have access to free identification cards.
  
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• Love triangle turned deadly has man in court

  23-07-2015 03:18
  
  A man arrested on a first degree murder charge in connection with the death of Robert Limon, 35, was in court Wednesday.
  
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• Wildfire near Lake Berryessa prompts evacuations

  23-07-2015 02:43
  
  A wind-whipped wildfire near Lake Berryessa has consumed more than 700 acres as it moves from Napa County to Yolo County, prompting evacuations.
  
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• Jury convicts gang member of shooting at Bakersfield officers

  23-07-2015 02:36
  
  A Kern County jury convicted a gang member of shooting at Bakersfield police.
  
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• KCSO, ICE could share information to help deport criminals

  23-07-2015 02:17
  
  The Kern County Sheriff's Office is working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a way to help the federal agency keep track of inmates who could be deported after their release from jail.
  
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• Biden praises minimum wage hikes in Los Angeles visit

  23-07-2015 01:48
  
  Vice President Joe Biden says raising the minimum wage will restore dignity to the working poor and give them a chance to rise into the middle class.
  
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• Parts of Rosedale Hwy to close due to roadwork

  23-07-2015 01:45
  
  You may have avoided Rosedale Highway recently because the traffic congestion caused by the construction, but starting Friday you will have no choice but to take another route.
  
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• Police: Man arrested for having loaded gun near VP's LA event

  23-07-2015 01:44
  
  A photographer was arrested Wednesday after being found with a loaded gun at a vehicle checkpoint for a Los Angeles event where Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak, police said.
  
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• Regulators say first water case aided by detailed records

  23-07-2015 01:42
  
  California's vast network of reservoirs, canals and rivers is among the world's most engineered water systems, but it is tough to prove when water is illegally siphoned because of sparse metering, infrequent reporting and a complex web of tens of thousands of water rights.
  
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• Man wanted for using stolen credit card

  23-07-2015 01:42
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department are looking for a man who is wanted for "Possession of Stolen Property and Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card" at a Bakersfield Lowe's on May 8th.
  
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• Brown appoints panel to review California rules for fracking

  23-07-2015 01:40
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown says he's created a panel to study how California should monitor hydraulic fracturing for oil.
  
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• Big road closure planned for Rosedale Highway this weekend

  23-07-2015 01:20
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA- Drivers planning on driving on Rosedale Highway this weekend should probably plan to take an alternate route.A full round-the-clock weekend closure is planned for Rosedale Highway, according to officials from the Thomas Road Improvement Program.The closure will be on Rosedale between Mohawk Street and Landco Drive, beginning Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m. and continuing through 6 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2015.
  The closure is needed to allow the San Joaquin Valley Railroad to re
  
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• Newsweek banned from theater shooting trial

  23-07-2015 01:19
  
  The judge in the movie theater shooting trial banned Newsweek from the court house premises for the rest of the trial.
  
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• PG&E alerts public to harmless gas venting

  23-07-2015 01:09
  
  Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it plans to vent natural gas Thursday morning from sections of a pipe in Bakersfield.
  
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• BPD to host National Night Out event to show stand against crime

  23-07-2015 01:01
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department will host a National Night Out event Aug. 4 at The Park at River Walk off Stockdale Highway.
  
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• Jobs in solar panel installation available

  23-07-2015 00:49
  
  But, anyone anyone who missed the fair can still get information and apply at the Kern County Department of Human Services, 119 N. 10th St., Taft.
  
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