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Bakersfield, California is located in Kern County. Zip codes in Bakersfield, CA include 93308, 93307, and 93306. The median home price in Bakersfield is $199,900 which is roughly $97/per square foot. More Bakersfield information.

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4 hrs ago | KGET-TV Bakersfield

Local advocates await Supreme Court decision on gay marriage issues

The Supreme Court could issue a ruling on same-sex marriage here in California as early as Monday.

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8 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Bakersfield Jazz Workshop awards $3,500 in scholarships to local students

True to its word , the Bakersfield Jazz Workshop awarded a total of $3,500 in scholarships to deserving local jazz students recently.

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12 hrs ago | Red Bluff Daily News

God Talk: The Jesus People and the third great awakening

They came rocking and rolling into the end of the sixties and changed the personality of Church and nation as Great Awakenings do.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Bakersfield.com

Where can residents drop off old medications for proper disposal?

Q: Does Kern County have a drop-off facility for expired or no longer used medications or OTC medications? I have asked my local pharmacy, and they will not take them.

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StarPulse.com

Merle Haggard receives honorary doctorate

Country icon Merle Haggard can add doctor to his resume after receiving an honorary degree on Friday .

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Bakersfield.com

Jose Gaspar: New council member has heavy burden to bear

The special election held earlier this month produced some most interesting observations.

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TurnTo23.com

Shannon Grove comments on state budget

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Assemblywoman Shannon Grove today spoke out against the majority party's state budget, which will appropriate $96.3 billion dollars in General Fund monies to government programs: "This year's budget is just what you would expect from legislation drafted by Democrats, with virtually no Republican input.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

TurnTo23.com

Millions for vets, youth job training

Assemblymember Rudy Salas announced today that the legislature approved his proposal to allocate $3 million per year for the next five years in the state budget for job training for veterans and youth.

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Financial Times

Gregory Porter interview

Tell anyone who knows his music that you're meeting the American vocalist Gregory Porter and they'll say, "Ask him about the hat".

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KGET-TV Bakersfield

Giants fan, badly beaten at Dodgers game, treated in Bakersfield

A San Francisco Giants fan, badly beaten at a Dodgers game two years ago, is home after spending more than a year in rehabilitation in Bakersfield.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Bakersfield.com

Richard Beene: Bakersfield Observed, a blog about life, media, politics and people

Organizers of the first Kern County Nut Festival are hoping for a good turnout for the inaugural Saturday event, which will be held on the grounds of the Kern County Museum.

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Bakersfield.com

Lane expansion for north, southbound Highway 99 breaks ground

Local dignitaries attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for the widening projects for both north and southbound Highway 99 within Bakersfield city limits.

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Tehachapi News

High risk registered sex offender parolee at large

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is asking the public's assistance in locating Eryc Sutton.

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SFGate

Merle Haggard honored by Cal State Bakersfield

Country music legend Merle Haggard receives an Honorary Doctorate at the 2013 Arts and Humanities Commencement ceremonies at California State University, Bakersfield on Friday June 14, 2013.

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TurnTo23.com

Local icons honored at graduation

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - "I think he quit somewhere either in the 8th grade or in the first year of high school."

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TurnTo23.com

2 arrested after meth found in hotel

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 investigators assigned to the Kern County California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team and the Kern County Major Violator Unit conducted a probation search at hotel located in the 2300 block of Wible Road.

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Bakersfield.com

Walmart proposes new store in Lamont

Walmart Stores Inc. proposes to build a new store in Lamont that would anchor a 20-acre shopping center on what is now farmland.

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KGET-TV Bakersfield

Victims waiting for restitution following million dollar scam

Two Bakersfield business owners lost almost $20,000 to a fake debt collection service in 2009 and were told they would get some of it back.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

KGET-TV Bakersfield

CAPK offers Summer Food Service Program for local kids

Community Action Partnership of Kern is making an effort to ensure kids are getting healthy meals while they're not in school.

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KGET-TV Bakersfield

911 tape released from shooting in northeast Bakersfield

The Bakersfield Police Department released the 911 call made early Wednesday morning from the home of Bakersfield attorney Mark Madrigali.

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