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Snow and ice cause school, road closures

KGET: Local News @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

CHP officers were working Tuesday to reopen Highway 58 that was closed overnight due to snow and ice.

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Early release enrages family of woman killed by DUI driver

KGET: Local News @ March 8, 2010 # Comments Off

Jorge Diaz was sentenced to six years in prison and was not supposed to eligible for parole for three years. But he is getting out after serving only about two-and-a-half…

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Tehachapi school board members being recalled

KGET: Local News @ March 8, 2010 # Comments Off

A group of Tehachapi residents is trying to oust three school board members in a recall election Tuesday. They claim the trustees’ misguided decisions are hurting the district. The decision…

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Tomato prices soar, causing restaurants to cut back

KGET: Local News @ March 8, 2010 # Comments Off

Some restaurants will ask customers whether they want tomatoes, while others say they won’t change anything. Businesses hope prices will go back to normal in the coming weeks.

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Senator Florez calls for testing of SmartMeters

KGET: Local News @ March 8, 2010 # Comments Off

Senator Dean Florez feels PG&E is lying to customers about SmartMeters and the PUC is not doing its job reigning the utility company in.

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Local doctor helping quake victims

KGET: Local News @ March 8, 2010 # Comments Off

A Bakersfield heart doctor is leaving for Haiti. He’ll be traveling with a team from Loma Linda University Hospital.

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Vietnam memorial replica makes a stop in Bakersfield

KGET: Local News @ March 8, 2010 # Comments Off

It was an emotional time at Stramler Park last night as local veterans and members of the community paid final tribute to the wall that heals.

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Sen. Roy Ashburn: “I am gay.”

KGET: Local News @ March 8, 2010 # Comments Off

Conservative Republican state Sen. Roy
Ashburn says he is gay. The Bakersfield father of four came out during a KERN radio interview this morning, days after his arrest in Sacramento…

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Family mourns death of new couple

KGET: Local News @ March 7, 2010 # Comments Off

Family members talked about the couple killed Saturday night in a tragic accident. A traffic collision caused their SUV to flip into a canal and trap the two underwater.

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Oscar’s Brightest Stars Then And Now

TurnTo23.com - Local News @ March 7, 2010 # Comments Off

With the arrival of this year’s Oscars, take a look back at some of the Academy Awards’ brightest stars, both today and from Oscars’ past.

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