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• Study: California grove's tallest tree is mere 777 years old

  02-06-2015 00:43
  
  An analysis found that the tallest redwood tree in Muir Woods in California is 777 years old — not the 1,500 years once assumed.
  
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• Body found in canal in Arvin

  11-07-2017 07:08
  
  A body was found in a canal by the Arvin and Edison Water Storage District Office around 2 P.M. Monday afternoon according to LT. Smallwood. 
  
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• Methanol spill prompts evacuations at plant

  11-07-2017 06:19
  
  UPDATE (9:13 P.M.): Kern County Firefighters responded just after 2 p.m. to Crimson Renewable Energy Resources on Millux Road for a report of a methanol leak.
  
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• Teen says she was beaten by police, K-9

  11-07-2017 05:25
  
  In a case of mistaken identity: a 19-year-old woman faces charges after she said Bakersfield Police beat her and was attacked by a K-9.
  
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• Bakersfield couple dies in crash

  11-07-2017 04:19
  
  A Bakersfield couple just weeks away from their wedding was killed in a car crash near Kramer Junction Friday afternoon. 
  
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• KRV resident pushing for river warning signs

  11-07-2017 02:26
  
  A Kern River Valley resident and business owner is pushing for warning signs to be added along portions of the Kern River. Currently, only one sign is present at the entrance to the Kern Canyon.
  
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• Jay-Z coming to California during tour

  10-07-2017 23:51
  
  Jay-Z released his 4:44 tour schedule Monday morning. 
  
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• Bakersfield gas prices dropped in the past week

  10-07-2017 22:42
  
  Average retail gasoline prices in Bakersfield have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon this past week. Prices are averaging $2.94 per gallon according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 300 gas stations in Bakersfield. 
  
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• Firefighters extinguish fire in Central Bako

  10-07-2017 22:16
  
  On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at  10:45 p.m. a reinforced alarm from the Bakersfield Fire Department responded to a reported garage fire at 2300 1st Street.
  
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• KHSD to discuss redrawing boundary lines

  10-07-2017 21:17
  
  The Kern High School District will be holding another public forum on Monday to continue the discussion of changing the boundary lines for five schools in Bakersfield.
  
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• Have you seen these puppies? $500 reward offered

  10-07-2017 21:09
  
  Have you seen these puppies? Jewlz and Lui were stolen from a backyard near Mt Vernon Avenue and Monterey on July 4th. 
  
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• Bako woman involved in Porterville OIS

  10-07-2017 20:36
  
  The Porterville Police Department has identified the suspect shot by officers as 18-year-old Carmen Buttram of Bakersfield. Buttram is listed in stable condition at a Porterville trauma center. 
  
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• Burglary and car theft suspect still at large

  10-07-2017 20:32
  
  The California City Police Department is still searching for the third suspect, Vernon Ryan Beers, 39, involved in a burglary and vehicle theft case. 
  
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• Car Seat Safety Event Monday

  10-07-2017 17:14
  
  The CHP is hosting a car seat safety event Monday in Tehachapi.
  
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• Photo shows dangers of charging phones in beds

  10-07-2017 17:03
  
  Newton NH Fire Department in New Hampshire is warning children and parents of the dangers of charging phones on the bed or under your pillow. 
  
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• Local veteran teaches kids self-defense

  10-07-2017 16:25
  
  A local veteran is teaching kids self-defense in the art of jiu jitsu, which is something he says helped him with PTSD. Fernando Arreola is a black belt and has been doing jiu jitsu for years.
  
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• BPD: Man broke into sleeping woman's home

  10-07-2017 07:16
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for a man suspected of entering a woman's room while she was asleep in southwest Bakersfield.
  
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• Search and Rescue crews robbed at gunpoint

  09-07-2017 17:40
  
  UPDATE (July 9, 4:38a): The Kern County Sheriff's Office confirmed two search and rescue volunteers were robbed at gunpoint.
  
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• KernCATT recovers stolen property

  09-07-2017 14:28
  
  On Friday July 6, investigators from the Kern County Auto Theft Task Force (KernCATT) obtained information that a large stolen commercial generator trailer was located on a property in the 8500 block of Kimber Avenue near Highway 58.
  
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• BPD DUI and Driver's License Checkpoint totals

  09-07-2017 14:06
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Section conducted a DUI / Driver's License Checkpoint on Saturday night in the 1800 block of Panorama Drive near Haley St. between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
  
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• Rescue crews safely pull woman out of Kern River

  09-07-2017 13:59
  
  On Saturday, at about 3:00 p.m., volunteers from the Kern County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit responded to a report of a woman clinging to a tree in the middle of the Kern River north of Kernville.
  
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• KCFD battles house fire in Rexland Acres

  08-07-2017 22:19
  
  Kern County Fire crews are battling a house fire near Garber Way and Garden Drive. 
  
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• Search and rescue responding to Hart Park

  08-07-2017 21:07
  
  UPDATE (12:05p): Crews have confirmed that three people are out of the Kern River at Hart Park. One person was rescued and one person remains missing. 
  
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• Marley's Mutts sponsors adoption event

  08-07-2017 15:15
  
  Marley's Mutts is sponsoring an adoption event this Saturday, 7/8 at the Pet Smart in Bakersfield.  
  
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• Two juveniles arrested for attempted robbery

  08-07-2017 14:21
  
  Two juveniles were arrested for attempting to rob a gas station in southwest Bakersfield. 
  
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• Bakersfield Police searching for missing man

  08-07-2017 14:15
  
  The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the community's assistance locating Refugio Torres-Chavez who has gone missing under suspicious circumstances.
  
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• Mother, child in Amber Alert found safe

  08-07-2017 13:50
  
  UPDATE (July 8, 4:46a): On July 7, around 9:45 p.m., the suspect vehicle was located unoccupied in the 100 block of S. E St. near W. Vine Ave. in Porterville. 
  
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• Greene family calls on BTC to change practices

  08-07-2017 09:32
  
  The family of Benjamin Greene, the Bakersfield attorney who died during a 5k in June, is calling on the Bakersfield Track Club to change its practices when it comes to excessive heat warnings. 
  
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• Medical marijuana cultivation coming to Cal City

  08-07-2017 04:38
  
  Ten years ago, the land would sell for $5,000 an acre. Now, an acre of land could go for more than $50,000.
  
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• Evacuations in place due to ammonia spill

  08-07-2017 01:22
  
  UPDATE (July 7, 2017 4:20 p.m.): No exposures to the leak were reported and no injuries were reported. A total of 17 people worked on the incident.
  
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