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County Adding Jobs Courtesy Federal Stimulus

ABC 23 takes a look at how many jobs the federal stimulus has created in Kern County. More

Grossman Burn Center Receives $200K Donation

The in-patient facility at the Grossman Burn Center at San Joaquin Hospital is up and running in the ICU, but a new donation may help the center move into its permanent home. More

State Increases Income Tax Withholding

The state increased the tax withholding it takes from taxpayers incomes by 10-percent to help boost state funds, but the money will be paid back. More

School Bus With 40 Students Hit By Truck

A pickup truck blew through a stop sign Monday afternoon hitting a school bus. More

Vehicle Theft Rate Up 35 Percent

The Sheriff’s Office noted a significant increase in the number of vehicle thefts in the past three weeks. Overall the Metropolitan Bakersfield area averaged about 100 vehicle thefts a month. In October 2009 this jumped to 135 for the month, a roughly 35 percent increase. By and large the vehicles are mostly stolen in Oildale and the eastern Bakersfield area. More

Police: Men Pose As Security Guards To Rob Woman

Bakersfield police are investigating a reported robbery involving two men dressed in security guard uniforms. More

Man Found At Apartment With Stab Wound Dies

Homicide investigators are combing through a bloody crime scene after a man died following a strange overnight stabbing in central Bakersfield. More

Weekend H1N1 Clinic Goes Smoothly

The Kern County Health Department held another H1N1 clinic Saturday at South High School where 1,300 people got the H1N1 shot. More

Police: Drunken Man Sneaks Out Of Police Department Building

According to police, a drunken man was arrested and somehow was able to make his way out of the police department building after being arrested. More

Saluting Downtown Bakersfield

Downtown Bakersfield Excited About Future

A historic hotel and massive park project hold the keys to reviving downtown Bakersfield.

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Saluting Central Bakersfield: Wild Wild West

A shootout in 1903 left three people dead, including the "last bad man of the West.”

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Salute To Central Bakersfield: Great Fire Of 1889

The “Great Fire” still shows impact on downtown Bakersfield 120 years later.

Saluting Central Bakersfield: 70 Years At Fire Station 1

A local fires station has a vivid past and remains committed to the downtown community.

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