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Shooting wounds man in South Bakersfield 9 hours ago

Sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting in South Bakersfield that left one man wounded early Friday morning.
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Head-on crash kills 1, severely injures 1 other driver in Rosamond 9 hours ago

The Kern County coroner identified the man who was killed in a crash in Rosamond that injured four others on Thursday night.
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Kern County's economy headed in the right direction, experts say 9 hours ago

Experts say that all the new developments in our county demonstrate our economy is headed in the right direction.
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FFX Quick Hits: Kennedy - Shafter preview 10 hours ago
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Human remains found in South Bakersfield identified as female 13 hours ago

KCSO says, human remains were found in a drainage sump near Mahoney and Southgate Drives Friday night.
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Driver dies in possible street race-related crash 2 hours ago

Bakersfield police said a man was killed in a possible illegal street race, and police are now looking for a motorcyclist seen leaving the scene.
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Two students arrested for stabbing at Bakersfield High School 15 hours ago

Two students were arrested after an investigation into the stabbing at Bakersfield High School on Thursday.
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Migrants defy threats, prepare to cross into Mexico 15 hours ago

TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) - Waving Honduran flags and carrying umbrellas to protect against the sun, thousands of migrants massed along Guatemala's muddy Suchiate River crossing into Mexico on Friday, demanding to be let in despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliation.
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Officials identify victim in deadly crash at Copus and Old River roads 16 hours ago

Officials have identified the woman who was killed in a solo-vehicle crash south of Bakersfield Thursday morning.
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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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