Garbage hauler sentenced for illegal trash dumping
A Tehachapi-based garbage hauler has been sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution for dumping southland trash in Kern County landfills.State prosecutors say...
View ArticleNew dorms at CSUB in 2015
Freshman Iesha Thomas shares a room at Cal State Bakersfield with two other students. She's from Los Angeles and wishes her room had more space.“Everyone else has only one roommate and our room is...
View ArticleWorld War II veterans tell stories for future generations
It's an opportunity to document history through the words of Kern County's World War II veterans.Wednesday, several veterans were invited to our KGET studios, to share their memories of the war, while...
View ArticleShould HIV tests become part of routine health checks?
Should an HIV test become a routine medical procedure? It's a question some medical professionals are asking after a new CDC report identified teens and young adults as particularly prone to...
View ArticleSchool bonds to cost taxpayers much more in financing
It's no secret schools get hit hard during lean budget years.In order to compensate, some 200 districts in California are borrowing billions of dollars in bonds, that will end up costing up to...
View ArticleA special gift for Garces High School
A 1971 Garces High School graduate is giving back to his alma mater in a big way. Chris Folsom grew up to be an artist and sculptor. He's dedicating and donating his latest works, two huge metal rams,...
View ArticlePowerball game coming to California
Good news for all Californians who drove across state lines to get Powerball tickets this week.Powerball is coming to our state.The California State Lottery Commission met Thursday and adopted...
View ArticleLocal farmers ready to fight irrigation order
Tensions will boil over again as the discussion of a proposal that could cost farmers millions, comes to Kern County. This proposal aims to prevent poisonous nitrates from seeping into our drinking...
View ArticleAddicted to Spice: Local mother has a warning for other parents
It may be illegal, but teens are still using it to get high. A Bakersfield mother said her daughter is addicted to Spice and it's going to take her life if she doesn't stop using it."I'm livid. I've...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing pilot and passengers
The search continues for a Bakersfield native and his two loved ones, who disappeared while flying home to Wyoming.37-year-old Matthew Ahrens, his 34-year-old girlfriend Trista Meyer and her...
View ArticleNo ID on victim of early-morning shooting
Sheriff's detectives are investigating a shooting overnight that left a man shot in the head in Rosedale. The shooting happened around 11:30 Thursday night off of Rosedale Highway west of Verdugo...
View ArticleSupreme Court to decide on hearing Prop 8 case
The fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. The justices are meeting Friday to decide whether to hear a California lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of...
View ArticleChristmas cards for deployed service members
Sending a card is a small gesture, but it can mean the world to someone who's away from loved ones during the holidays. Friday, the Red Cross is asking the community for a few quick words to let our...
View ArticleUPDATE: Device at North High School was NOT a bomb
NorthHigh School was evacuated Friday afternoon and hundreds of worried parents rushed to the school after authorities said a pipe bomb had been found in a boys bathroom on campus.Just after 2 p.m.,...
View ArticleThief steals car with boy inside
You might call it luck or even divine intervention. But, you can definitely call a 4-year-old boy from Arvin safe now. He was in his mother's car when someone stole it Friday morning. The thief kicked...
View ArticleFarmers pack Water Board meeting
Farmers and concerned citizens packed a Water Board meeting Friday, as officials discussed a proposal that could cost growers millions. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board met to...
View ArticleFamily says 14-year CHP veteran committed suicide
A 14-year California Highway Patrol veteran is the victim of Thursday night's shooting in northwest Bakersfield.Officer Denny Drummond was a two-time cancer survivor, according to friends. They said...
View ArticleBomb scare at North High School forces students to evacuate
A bomb scare forced the evacuation of hundreds of students at North High School in Bakersfield Friday afternoon but authorities say the suspicious device turned out to be a harmless plumber's...
View ArticleMissing plane found, no survivors
The search for a missing pilot from Bakersfield and his passengers has come to an end. The small plane that took off from Shafter a week ago was found Sunday in Utah and there are no survivors.Family...
View ArticleMan arrested after nine hour SWAT standoff
A man has been arrested, following a nine hour SWAT standoff in west Bakersfield. The Sheriff's Department was called to the one thousand block of Butterfly Lane early Sunday morning near Brimhall and...
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