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6 officers injured, inmates transferred after brawl at Kern Valley ...
1 day ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Six officers were hurt and three inmates were transferred to other institutions after a brawl at Kern Valley State Prison on Thursday, officials said. Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told 17 News at about 4 p.m. on Nov. 7 an inmate ran toward an officer and began hitting him.
Homicide detectives investigate suspicious death in Taft: KCSO
1 day ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) –Homicide detectives are investigating after human remains were found in Taft, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies and detectives from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were seen in Taft on Kerto Road near Petroleum Club Road on Monday afternoon after human remains were discovered. Officials told …
Massive warehouse fire in Bakersfield creates smoke cloud
2 days ago · Then, it’s almost unbearable. “Two warehouses, approximately 10,000 square feet in size each,” said Engineer Jonathan Drucker with the Kern County Fire Department. “They are stacked floor to ceiling with plastic drip irrigation, so that’s what’s burning.”. The fire created billowing black clouds of smoke, so great they blot out ...
Teenager killed in Marketplace shooting, shooter remains at large
1 day ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A teenager is dead after being shot in a usually quiet part of town in southwest Bakersfield Sunday evening. Bakersfield police said a 15-year old boy was shot and killed at the Marketplace just after 8:30 p.m. The shooting happened in the parking lot right across the ...
Firefighters working to put out fire to structure on North ... - KGET 17
1 day ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County firefighters are working to put out a fire to a structure in Arvin Monday evening. The fire was reported just 5:35 p.m. at a structure on North Acala Street near 4th Avenue in Arvin. Officers from the Arvin Police Department are on scene to assist. Check back for updates.
Massive structure fire burns near Washington Street
3 days ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield and Kern County fire departments are battling a two-alarm structure fire in east Bakersfield Saturday morning. At about 9:46 a.m., dozens of firefighters were dispatched to reports of a structure fire at 99 Washington Street. The Kern County Fire Department and Bakersfield Fire Department are both on ...
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