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Pimp gets more than 21 years for human trafficking
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 32-year-old man who repeatedly threatened and hit a woman he pimped on Union Avenue has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison. Darrell Lawrence Meeken was sentenced last week to 21 years and four months in prison, according to court records. He was found guilty in August of […]
Close to 30 honor roll students get preadmitted to CSUB through Glow program
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Most students know just how stressful the college admissions process can be, but for close to 30 students at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, they don’t have to worry about that anymore. “I said each and every one of them is admitted to CSUB. Each and every one of them. Today. […]
Sarah Drew embraces holiday mystery ‘Mistletoe Murders’
The standard approach to a mystery movie on one of the Hallmark Channels is to have a very likable person with an everyday job suddenly get pulled into becoming an amateur sleuth. That has made for a winning formula for decades. Sarah Drew discovered with her “Mistletoe Murders” – set to launch at 8 p.m. […]
David Harris, actor from ‘The Warriors,’ dies at 75
“There are certain films that are just iconic. And certain actors are blessed enough to get in a film that is just iconic, and people are going to talk about for the next, you know, thousand years," David Harris once said of his role in "The Warriors."
Harris slams ‘nonsense’ at MSG Trump rally: ‘That’s why people are exhausted with him’
Vice President Harris on Monday said former President Trump’s rally a night earlier at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which was marked by racist and sexist comments from multiple speakers who took the stage, underscored why many Americans are “exhausted” by the GOP presidential nominee. “What he did last night is not a […]
Cloudy conditions, slight chance of rain expected Monday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Cooler temperatures and unsettled weather is expected in central California today with the most significant impact in our area being increased winds across eastern Kern County which are expected to continue through Tuesday morning. This will result in a period of strong wind gusts across eastern Kern County this afternoon and […]
Cruz holds 4 point lead over Allred in Texas: Poll
Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is holding onto a slim lead over Rep. Colin Allred (D) as the Texas Senate race hits its final week, according to a poll released Monday. The survey conducted by The New York Times and Siena College shows that Cruz leads with 50 percent support to 46 percent for Allred, an ex-NFL […]
Woman dies after being hit by truck and car on Panama Lane
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman is dead after being hit by two cars on Panama Lane early Sunday morning, according to Bakersfield Police. The woman was struck and killed in a remote area of Panama Lane, just a few miles east of the Kern Raceway. BPD investigators said the driver of a pick-up was […]
Republican Deb Fischer holds slight lead over Dan Osborn in Nebraska Senate race
Incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer (R) is holding on to a small lead over Independent Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate race, according to an independent survey released Monday. The New York Times/Siena College poll showed that Fischer, a two-term incumbent, is ahead by 2 percentage points among likely voters — 48 percent to 46 percent — […]
Virginia asks Supreme Court to greenlight 1,600 voter roll removals
Virginia asked the Supreme Court on Monday to greenlight the removals of more than 1,600 people from the state’s voter rolls. State officials say the individuals are noncitizens, but the Justice Department challenged that assertion and convinced a district judge to reinstate the voters because the removals took place too close to the election. Virginia […]
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