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VANDALS TARGET CARS

Bakersfield Police are looking for whoever is responsible for a vandalism spree that damaged more than three dozen vehicles in the northwest and central portions of the city.Read More

BATTERIES BOOSTED AT WALMART

Police are hoping a surveillance photo of a gray, two-tone Dodge pickup will lead them to whoever stole several batteries from an east Bakersfield Walmart.Read More

TACO BELL ROBBER SOUGHT

Bakersfield Police have released the surveillance photo of a man who threatened a Taco Bell cashier and got away with the cash.Read More

MORE JOBS OVERALL

The unemployment rate is down overall in Kern County, as farm jobs open up for the harvest and teachers go back to work, but analyst Rosendo Flores from the state Employment Development Department says we saw heavy losses in oilfield services compared to August of last year.Read More

EXPECT DELAYS FOR BRIDGE WORK

Construction work on a pedestrian overcrossing being built in northeast Bakersfield means drivers should expect full lane closures in the area for the next three nights, and five-minute delays.Read More

HEAT, FIRES PROMPT AIR CAUTION

The Valley Air District is urging people to be aware of the stagnant air quality we could be facing for a couple of days, as heat and a high pressure system trap particulate matter from several wildfires.Read More

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