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13-year-old California swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials
LOS ANGELES - A California teen continues to make waves after qualifying for the Olympic trials this summer. Swimming prodigy Gabi Brito has already broken records in California. At just 13 years old, she swam the 50-meter freestyle race in 25.42 seconds. Her phenomenal time made her the fastest 13-year-old to swim the event in Southern California, which then earned her a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic trials.
Farmworkers and advocates demand exact location in Statewide Pesticide Notification
Byanka Santoyo speaks at the news conference on pesticide notification in Shafter, July 23, 2024. Photo courtesy of CPR. On Tuesday, the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) held an official public hearing on its statewide pesticide notification regulation. This regulation draws concerns from community members and environmental organizations as they question whether the current plan will fully serve the community.
Fresno Political Community Mourns Death of Sean Burdine
Local political activist Sean Burdine died at the age of 34 on Saturday. Court sides with Fresno on Tower Theatre lawsuit. Producers Dairy donates 38,000 bottles of water to city's three cooling centers. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Fresno political activist known for speaking at public meetings has...
Woman missing in Tulare, vehicle located in Morro Bay, police say
TULARE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A woman was reported missing in Tulare while her vehicle was found in another city, the Tulare Police Department said. Officers said on Wednesday they are looking into 49-year-old Tiffany McClure’s disappearance. She was described as a 5-foot-8-inch woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. Police say her vehicle was found […]
Crawdaddy's for sale, but only to the right buyer
Crawdaddy’s is for sale, but only if a new owner intends to keep things the way they are. Owner Keith Korsgaden said he guarantees that Crawdaddy’s is not going anywhere. His offer to sell is to ensure that the popular downtown Visalia restaurant and entertainment venue will continue as it is for years to come. ...
Tourism booming despite heat wave
Fireworks were a big draw, this past Independence Day, as business owners expected. The Kern Valley Sun interviewed various types of businesses, July 19, from different locations of the Kern River Valley, to see how the economy and tourism fared during the triple digit temperature heat wave of the July 4 holiday weekend.
Town Hall: Bakersfield's Dangerous Streets
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Year after year, the number of pedestrians deaths plague our county. We're speaking with panelists from Chain | Cohn | Clark Law Firm, the Bakersfield Police Department and Blue Zone Project on the impact these tragedies have on our community. It’s Your Voice. Your Future...
PG&E outage left thousands without power in NW Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A power outage Tuesday night left thousand in northwest Bakersfield without power for several hours Tuesday night. The outage was reported just after 7 p.m., according to an outage map from PG&E. At one point, the utility said the outage affected more than 5,000 of its customers in neighborhoods in the […]
2nd defendant pleads not guilty to 2017 homicide
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Convicted murderer Trevon Lee Foreman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges filed in connection with a deadly shooting in 2017. Court Commissioner Sally Ackerknecht ordered Foreman, 28, held without bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled next month. Foreman and Jemiah Dawson, 29, are suspected of killing Maurice Wright […]
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