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Suspect in custody after reports of shots fired at Children's Hospital...

A suspect is in custody after reports of shots fired at Children's Hospital near Milwaukee Thursday afternoon, the hospital confirmed.The hospital says there is "no continuing threat."Sources tell NBC...

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Police looking for runaway juvenile

BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help locating an at-risk runaway teenager. He is identified as: Cage Ryan Funk, White Male 15, 5’0”, 80 lbs., long brown hair, brown eyes, last seen...

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Man with massive growth is on the mend

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Two and a half months have passed since a local man had surgery to remove a large part of a 200-pound mass from his stomach. On Thursday, we checked back in with Larry West.West says...

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San Joaquin Valley boasts cleaner air for 2013

BAKERSFIELD, CA - In 2010, valley residents were forced to start paying an extra $12 to register vehicles. The penalty is a result of the poor air quality. But Thursday morning, valley air officials...

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Local effort to assist Philippines

BAKERSFIELD, CA- There are conflicting reports on the number of dead from the typhoon in the Philippines. A week after the storm hit, aid is finally arriving to survivors. Five thousand personnel and...

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Gamer robbed at gunpoint outside Valley Plaza Mall

BAKERSFIELD,CA- Bakersfield Police are investigating an early morning armed robbery that happened in the parking lot of the Valley Plaza Mall, following the midnight release of a new video game...

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Local gamers line up for midnight release

BAKERSFIELD, CA- Sony's new PlayStation 4 went on sale at midnight, and it drew a big crowd in Northwest Bakersfield. Dozens of people lined up outside the Best Buy on Rosedale Highway overnight, in...

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Appetite for Sight raises funds for eye care

BAKERSFIELD, CA - It was a night of food and fun, with a specific goal in sight, providing eye care for those in need in Kern County. Appetite for Sight is a fundraiser for the Center for the Blind...

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Arrest made in death of woman found in burning home

The BPD has made an arrest in the death of a Bakersfield woman whose body was found in the garage of her burning home.Patrick Terrel, 37 of Bakersfield, was arrested and booked on charges of murder,...

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Arrest made in Clara Basta's murder

BAKERSFIELD, CA - To outsiders, the murder of a 57-year-old widow on Kilkenny Court was a mystery. The day after firefighters discovered Clara Basta's body in the garage of her burned home, her car...

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Lerdo Jail on lockdown

BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Lerdo Jail is on lockdown following a fight among male inmates in a yard. The fight was serious enough for Kern County Sheriffs to call out the emergency response team or the jail...

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Ronald McDonald charity run, Bakersfield to Madera

Bakersfield, CA-- Early Saturday morning, runners set off from Bakersfield in a long journey to help raise money for the Ronald McDonald House, a charity dedicated to providing a home away from home...

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Delano residents support Typhoon Haiyan Relief

DELANO, CA- Residents of Delano banded together Sunday to support the Philippines relief effort by donating money, food and clothes.Officials say roughly 38% of Delano's population is Filipino and they...

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Baby Café coming to Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD,CA- A local team of lactation experts needs your help to bring California's first baby café to Bakersfield."The Baby Café is going to be a breast feeding friendly place where's moms and...

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1 teen dead, 2 injured in Arvin stabbing

ARVIN, CA- Arvin police are still looking for the suspects involved in a stabbing that left a 15-year-old boy dead and two other juveniles injured. Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon...

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Deputies arrest Bakersfield man for auto theft in Riverside County

WILDOMAR, CA -- A Bakersfield man has been arrested for auto theft in Riverside County.  Riverside County Sheriff's officials say on Saturday afternoon an officer on patrol was driving through a...

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Arvin High School sophomore killed

ARVIN, CA - Arvin High School is mourning the loss of one of their own. According to the Kern County coroner, 15-year-old Arturo Astorga was fatally stabbed over the weekend.Arvin Police said Astorga...

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Family sues Fruitvale School District for teen's assault

BAKERSFIELD, CA--The parents of a Fruitvale Junior High School student are suing the Fruitvale School District, because they said it didn't keep their daughter safe after she claimed bullies...

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Health care in Kern County

BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce brought the top leaders of the local hospitals together Monday morning to talk about the future of health care.They spoke of the rapid pace of...

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Mother: District did not do enough to protect daughter

BAKERSFIELD, CA - The parents of a Fruitvale Junior High student are suing the district, saying it didn't keep their daughter safe after she claimed she was bullied and sexually assaulted for 17...

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