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Low-cost and free flu shot clinic
Low-cost and free flu shots will be offered to the public by Kern County Public Health Services.
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Hispanic Heritage Health Fair
The 14th Annual Health Fair at the campus of Iglesia de Bakersfield will help in celebrating Hispanic Heritage on Saturday.
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Metal object that fell from sky in Hanford identified
Folks in Hanford have some answers for what fell out of the sky last Saturday.
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Community outpour of support for Brayden's Brave Heart
Four years of waiting ended last week when Brayden received the heart transplant he needed.
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Appeals court says Bakersfield woman can sue over crosswalk injury
A young Bakersfield woman will get her day in court as she seeks to prove the city built an unsafe crosswalk in front of her high school.
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More than 150 layoffs in Sears, Kmart store closings in Kern County
More than 150 local jobs are at risk as Sears and Kmart prepare to close in following the company's bankruptcy.
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Local child death report highlights importance of safe sleeping for babies
An annual report released Thursday outlines local child death. Once again, unsafe sleeping was the number one killer of local children.
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Flushed wipes cause water system backup in South Carolina
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) - Workers at the Charleston Water System Plum Island Facility had their hands full over the weekend when the system was clogged by a massive amount of wipes.
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WATCH LIVE: 23rd Congressional District debate
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy debated Democratic challenger Tatiana Matta Thursday.
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The law enforcement corruption scandal that first rocked Kern County in 2015 broke wide open Sept. 5 when the grand jury indicted two former sheriff’s deputies. Channel 17 has covered this story from the beginning and covered it from every angle. We present a collection of that coverage here.
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