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KCSO promotion ceremony highlights accomplished deputies
WEB1 day ago · Updated: Sep 19, 2024 / 10:06 PM PDT. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — More than a dozen deputies sworn to serve and protect the community got a promotion Thursday morning in a ceremony hosted by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. The promotion ceremony kicked off at the Kern County Sheriff’s Auditorium in Bakersfield at 9 a.m., Thursday.
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SB Highway 99 backed up after semi and pick-up truck collision
WEB21 hours ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Southbound Highway 99 traffic is backed up after a semi-truck collided with a pick-up truck and overturned just south of California Avenue, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. A semi-truck hauling carrots and pick up collided in the center divider around 5:39 …
Over 400 dogs and cats rescued during KGET’s and Bakersfield …
WEB3 days ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Over 150 dogs and cats were adopted from the Bakersfield Animal Care Center during KGET’s month-long “Clear the Shelters” campaign. KGET teamed up with the BACC to encourage prospective pet owners to adopt a cat or dog. The campaign proved to be a success with an ...
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KCSO investigates train, pedestrian incident in Lamont
WEB3 days ago · Updated: Sep 17, 2024 / 12:31 PM PDT. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident between a train and a pedestrian Tuesday morning on the train tracks in Lamont. Details about the incident are limited, but 17 News received reports of a train hitting a pedestrian around 5:40 a.m. on Sept., 17.
2 charged in deadly shooting lured man to location in Lamont for ...
WEB2 days ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Authorities at first believed robbery was the sole motive behind the shooting death of a man found in a crashed vehicle in Lamont. The man sold drugs, and a large amount of marijuana was found inside the vehicle, according to sheriff’s reports. But while robbery allegedly played a part, one of […]
Bakersfield, Kern County fire departments battle fire in east ...
WEBAug 17, 2024 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield and Kern County firefighters extinguished a grass fire in east Bakersfield near Alfred Harrell Highway Friday afternoon. Fire officials were at the scene of Alfred Harrell Highway and Highway 178 for a fire that was reported around 3:33 p.m. The Pendulum Fire …