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Man sentenced to life in prison for 2015 Arvin night club shooting
Nine years later, the man who pleaded guilty to the 2015 Arvin nightclub shooting was sentenced Wednesday to four life sentences for two murders and two attempted murders in Kern County Superior Court. Juan Pablo Vega, 41, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree...
Lamont Boys & Girls Club to host Earth Day fair, screening of ‘The Air We Breathe’
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Lamont Boys and Girls Club is set to host an Earth Day fair April 22 to celebrate environmental awareness and sustainable practices. Teen coordinator at the Lamont club, Margie Madera, joined 17 News at Noon to speak about the short film, “The Air We Breathe,” which will be screened at […]
Baseball Recap: Tehachapi has no trouble against East Bakersfield
Tehachapi can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the East Bakersfield Blades as the Tehachapi Warriors made off with a 15-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Tehachapi who now have four in a row. Christopher Turpin...
'Sí se Puede' Arvin High Students are addressing issues in the community
Through the National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship Program, students are identifying issues related to farm work and environmental injustices and are coming up with ways to address them.
What Golden Hills residents need to know about the new trash law
Under the law, Golden Hills residents can choose to enroll in trash pickup services or self-haul organics to the landfill. Officials say there's no opting out, everyone must comply with the law.
Expect cool and partly cloudy skies Monday, gradual warm-up throughout the week
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A cool northwest flow will provide Kern with another day with below normal temperatures although much of the area will have a mostly sunny day aside from some upslope low clouds banked up along the valley facing slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi mountains.
Kern County high schoolers visit training center to explore options
For the first time, Airstreams Renewables welcomed Kern County high schoolers to their campus to learn about careers in renewable energy. Over 100 students attended to learn more about the training.
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