 | Kern unemployment up to 14.5 percent
Joblessness in Kern County rose half a percent in October to 14.5 percent, according to figures released Friday morning by the Employment Development Department. That's lower than the nearly 15 percent of this March, which was the highest in years, but it’s way higher than a year ago, when 9.6 percent were unemployed.
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 | House fire leaves vacant home damaged
Kern County firefighters worked early Friday morning to put out a fire at a home in east Bakersfield.
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 | The Biggest Loser spin-off comes to Bakersfield
"The Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels wants to come to your house and whip your family into shape. Casting call directors were at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Thursday for "The Biggest Loser" spin-off "Losing it All" and will hit seven other cities in the coming weeks. Show producers hope to find eight separate families that will lose it all.  Video
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 | 17 News Investigation: Child deaths in Kern County
Every month, Kern County residents call Child Protective Services with 2,000 new cases of possible child abuse or neglect in our community. The records that were opened thanks to Senate Bill 39, not only detail the abuse, neglect and deaths of children throughout our county, they also give insight into what social workers must go through to investigate these claims, and how they decide who is safe and who is not. Video
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 | Boyfriend arrested in infant's death
Police arrested a man Wednesday morning on charges he killed his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter. Video
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| Meeting on Bakersfield's bike path plans
Those who use Bakersfield's popular bike path know that sometimes cyclists and pedestrians battle over right of way.
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 | FAA says flight computers working again
Meadows Field reporter no computer glitches in a incident that caused flight delays at airports across the country
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 | Overcrowding issues at school turn into health and safety concerns
The problem is so bad, kids are spending their entire recess waiting in line to use the bathroom. Some students even have accidents.
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 | Foster children celebrate Thanksgiving early
Thanksgiving came early for the kids at the Jamison Center and while it arrived early, it showed up in style with a special guest.
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 | California bans energy-hogging TVs
The California Energy Commission voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to pull the plug on some TVs that eat too much energy. However, several people in Bakersfield think the new law goes too far.
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