Explosion rocks Shafter neighborhood garage on Willow Street
An explosion occurred Friday at 3 43 p m in the garage of 510 Willow St Shafter three men were in the home but escaped major injuries Neighbors heard a loud blast and saw the garage fully engulfed authorities say the fire is under investigation by Kern County Fire Arson Unit with the blaze described as serious but not yet fully determined in cause
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Susan Holland
Willow St
Shafter
Situchun
Falkner
Jerald L. Turner
Attorney Jim Anderberg resigns from Shafter RTC post
After a long career in law enforcement Anderberg left the Shafter RTC head position in June 1994. He then sued the City of Shafter naming Wade McKinney and Chief of Police Greeson, who has since resigned. Shafter remains embroiled in a suit with the California Department of Corrections.
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Shafter Return To Custody
Jim Anderberg
Shafter
Wade McKinney
Police Greeson
Greeson
Anderberg
San Joaquin immunizations in Bakersfield event details
Immunization outreach in Bakersfield on Wednesday July 17 at McDonald s, 1812 Union Ave. Also a street fair at the corner of 18th Street and Chester Avenue from 6 to at 1 800 742 5464.
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San Joaquin
Bakersfield
McDonald's
Union Ave
18Th Street
Chester Avenue
Local children join book program at Shafter library
Local children team up with books at the Shafter library. Librarian Knox says the program provides parents with a reading list for their kids. After reading ten books, children receive a token such as a pencil or bookmark and enter a Channel 29 sponsored drawing for a larger prize. attendance was noted as ongoing.
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Shafter
Knox
Channel 29
Recycling pilot starts in Shafter three block areas
Shafter launches a recycling pilot with 110 households across three areas including Rose and Aspen Way blocks, Atlantic area, and Atkinson Olsen Los Angeles plus S Wall and Grant. Weekly curbside pickup will accept plastic, glass, tin, aluminum, and paper. Community details and participation line at 746-2085.
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Rose and
Aspen Way
Atlantic
Atkinson, Olsen
Los Angeles
S. Wall and
Grant
City Community Services Department
Fly evidence boosts Rollins alibi in retrial
San Diego forensic entomologist James Faulkner testified for the defense in the Rollins retrial, presenting fly activity experiments on a thawed piglet to support an alibi. The method, not admitted in the first trial, hinges on the timing of Maria Rodriguez’s murder and the absence of fly eggs on the body, amid pesticide spraying debates and juror misconduct that overturned the prior verdict.
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San Diego
James Faulkner
Offord Rollins
Rollins
Bakersfield College
Maria Madera Rodugees
Falkner
Ateeeertae
Rodriguez
Highway 46
Fifth District Court of Appeal
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Vas
California Department of Corrections
CDC
Carlos White
Shefter
Prin
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