Preparation day for "Love for Thanksgiving"
The almost endless amount of volunteers made short work of preparing nearly 2000 turkeys for the deep pits. The birds are basted, spiced, bagged, wrapped, then placed in cages to await their final...
View ArticleArvin Christmas parade cancelled
ARVIN, CA. - The annual Christmas Parade in Arvin has been cancelled this year due to weather.According to Randy Thompson with the Arvin Chamber of Commerce, organizers decided to cancel the parade set...
View ArticleTwo groups offering free Thanksgiving meals Thursday
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Two local groups are looking to serve a helping handful of Thanksgiving goodness to the Bakersfield community by offering a free meal for those in need.The Mission at Kern County...
View ArticleReminder: Thursday trash collection moved to Friday.
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - In observance of Thanksgiving, the City of Bakersfield Solid Waste Division wants to remind the public that there will be no trash collection on Thanksgiving Day. Trash collection...
View ArticleExercise and eating tips for Thanksgiving
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Trainers at Total Woman Fitness say more gym members are rushing through the doors to work out in anticipation for all the extra food we all eat on Thanksgiving. "They know they're...
View ArticleKCSO offers helpful tips for holiday traveling
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Unit is offering some helpful tips to the community to keep in mind as they begin their travels this holiday season.From KCSO:Follow these simple tips...
View ArticleLocal group preps over 60,000 turkey dinner meals
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Last night was phase two of the 7th Annual "Love for Thanksgiving" monster feed.On Monday night, organizers delivered more than 1,000 frozen turkeys to families in need. Now, the...
View ArticleVolunteers gather to send dogs to new homes in New York.
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Operation Home for the Holidays is underway, in an effort to save the lives of dozens of local homeless pets.Marley's Mutts volunteers, or the Mutt Militia as they're often called,...
View ArticleDelano officials investigating 'suspicious' death of woman
DELANO, CA. - The Delano Police Department is reporting what they say is a 'suspicious' death of an elderly woman.Just before 1 p.m., Tuesday a woman was transported by ambulance from the 1900 block...
View ArticleFinding the best buys on Cyber Monday
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Consumers will spend an estimated $100 billion online this holiday season on gifts, according to shop.org. In fact, more and more shoppers are avoiding the crowds of Black Friday and...
View ArticleThink of small business for Saturday
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Well after the Thanksgiving turkey, and the bargain hunting that is Black Friday, there is "Small Business Saturday."It's when shoppers are encouraged to share part of their holiday...
View ArticleRosamond woman arrested for murder
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Kern County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a stabbing in Rosamond that led to the arrest of a 19-year-old female.Around 5 p.m. on Nov. 26, deouties found a 48-year-old male...
View ArticleVolunteers set out to deliver over 60,000 meals today
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Instead of preparing their own Thanksgiving meals, volunteers from 14 local churches and organizations gathered to prepare meals for families in need.The gathering of nearly 1,000...
View ArticleFire at trash sorting facility in Tehachapi
TEHACHAPI, CA - Investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire inside a trash sorting facility in Tehachapi on Thanksgiving Day. Kern County Fire crews received several calls for...
View ArticleHow to get the best deals on Black Friday
BAKERSFIELD. CA. - Black Friday is in full swing this morning. For those still looking for ways to take advantage of today's deals, consumer expert Andrea Woroch has these last minute Black Friday tips...
View ArticleTwo pedestrians struck on Thanksgiving, one killed
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - There were two hit and run incidents on Thanksgiving day, one of them fatal.Accoding to the California Highway Patrol, a 25-year-old man was struck and killed around 6:15 p.m. on...
View ArticleTaft family welcomes home quadruplet newborns
TAFT, CA. - The holiday season just became four times as merry for a family in Taft. This week, doctors at Bakersfield Memorial cleared a set of quadruplets to leave the NICU and go home. We...
View ArticleLove for Thanksgiving wraps up day of giving
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - An army of volunteers from more than a dozen local churches delivered some 64,000 warm Thanksgiving meals to those in need.For the last seven years, Love for Thanksgiving has given...
View ArticleRosamond woman accused of killing a man speaks out
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - A woman accused of killing a man in rosamond, is telling her side of the story from behind bars.Sheriff's deputies said the incident happened in the 7200 block of dawn Road just...
View ArticleHoliday Lights at CALM
12th Annual Holiday lights at CALM with Josh Barnett's Lightasmic"Holiday Lights at CALM" returns for its 12th season in Bakersfield from Nov. 28 through Jan. 3, exciting families with more than two...
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