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Jan 15, 2025 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Remember when staying healthy during the winter months meant taking certain precautions against getting the flu? Ah, for those simpler days. Staying healthy this year means guarding against what health officials are calling a …

17 hours ago · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Chilly morning Wednesday , but get ready for a warmer weekend ahead. Starting off this Wednesday morning across Kern County with a brisk chill in the air. The freeze warning is in effect until 9 a.m. due to some areas experiencing below-freezing temperatures. However, expect pleasant seasonal temperatures in the upper […]

17 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s push for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions of dollars is on hold for now, on the order of a federal judge. But the legal battle over the plan that set off panic and confusion across the country is just beginning, and it could […]

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Jan 2, 2025 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Golden Empire Transit will be expanding its weekday service next week to better meet the needs of passengers. Beginning Monday, Route 22, which serves North Chester Ave. to CSUB, will increase frequency to every 15 minutes, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Route 81 will ...

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Oct 29, 2024 · These three horrible deaths brings the county’s total to 46 in 2024, nearing Kern County’s total of 54 in 2023. 17 News is examining at every autopsy report from the past two years, of someone that was hit by a car in Kern County.