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911 calls highlight terror of crash

(NBC News) Officials have released 9-1-1 calls made by passengers and witnesses desperate for help after the crash of Asiana Flight 214."We're at the SFO airport and our airplane just crashed upon...

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Rare FDR film uncovered

(WTHR) An Indiana journalism professor discovered what may be the first known film footage of President Franklin Roosevelt being pushed in a wheelchair.Roosevelt contracted polio in 1921 when he was...

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Stocks hit all time new highs

New York, New York. -- From MSNBC.Com.  Stocks soared on Thursday, with both the Dow and S&P 500 closing at record highs, driven by investor relief that the Federal Reserve would keep its foot on...

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Prosecutors: Attorney to be charged with murder

BAKERSFIELD, CA --The Kern County District Attorney's office says a motion will be file that will amend a charge for Mark Madrigali. The attorney was arrested for the shooting of his wife Trivia and...

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Officers looking for driver who struck and killed pedestrian in Rosamond

ROSAMOND, CA--The Highway Patrol says Roberto Fajardo was driving a broken down vehicle that was being pushed by a Chevrolet pickup northbound on Sierra Highway near Marie St in Rosamond Thursday...

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Deputies need help finding man for questioning

Deputies need your help identifying a person wanted for questioning in a robbery investigation. On July 10th, 2013 at about 11:10 a.m. a suspect entered the Metro PCS Store at 2231 Niles Pt. in east...

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Gay rights advocates call for end to blood donation ban

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Local gay rights advocates joined a national movement Friday to give homosexual and bisexual men the right to donate blood.  They've been banned for life to donate since 1983 by the...

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Shopping cart brakes stop local shoppers in their tracks

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Shopping may never be the same again. New technology is helping stores put the brakes on runaway shopping carts. The high-tech devices are literally stopping some shoppers in their...

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Local solar industry booming

BAKERSFIELD, CA - With temperatures rising, so are power bills.But, more homeowners are choosing to go green, and local solar companies say business is booming.When the sun shines, it creates...

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Officer of the Year banquet

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Sometimes in law enforcement it's what you do when you're not wearing the badge that brings recognition. That was the case Friday night at the 25th annual Kern County Law Enforcement...

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Local fire crews raise money for fallen firefighters

KERN COUNTY, CA-- Kern County once again opened up its hearts and wallets, to help those in need.Firefighters around Kern County raised money on Saturday for the families of the 19 firefighters killed...

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Delano shooting leaves one man dead

Delano police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead.The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. Friday night in the 1100 block of Fremont street.The victim has been identified as 33-year-old...

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Breaking News: George Zimmerman aquitted on all charges

George Zimmerman was acquitted Saturday of all charges in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, last year. The six-woman panel has spent more than 16 hours weighing Zimmerman's...

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Neighborhood pit bull kills puppy

BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Scary moments Sunday for some neighbors in East Bakersfield after a pack of pit bulls broke into a back yard and killed a puppy.Yeltzin Nuno was home at the time and said the dogs are...

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Early morning fire destroys 7 cars

Firefighters are investigating a fire early Sunday morning that torched seven parked vehicles in Oildale. Jesse Whitmore sent 17 News cell phone video he took of the fire.Whitmore says he was at home...

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Local attorney to be charged with first-degree murder

Charges against a local attorney, suspected of shooting his wife, will be amended Monday, according to the District Attorney's office.Mark Madrigali will be charged with first-degree murder after his...

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Neighbors shocked after cars catch fire in Oildale

OILDALE, CA - Kern County firefighters are investigating fires that torched seven vehicles parked in an Oildale neighborhood early Sunday morning. The neighborhood is near Merle Haggard Drive and...

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Hunger strike continues in some California prisons

(KSEE) If you are living behind the walls of California's Corcoran prison it means you've done something wrong.But for the hundreds of demonstrators outside its walls, fair treatment is something they...

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Rallies follow Zimmerman verdict

(NBC News) Thousands took to the streets over the weekend to protest the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.Most of the rallies were peaceful, with only a handful of arrests, and noted...

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Postal workers deliver

(WXIA) A working college student was shocked when the U.S. Postal Service returned the $400 she'd accidentally placed in the mail, and they did it in only a few days."I just kissed it goodbye," said...

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