BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Imagine having your ears chopped off and skin burned with acid. That's the torture two pit bull puppies recently endured.Smokey
and Charlie were found in East Bakersfield in July and October. Dog
rescuers say the dogs had their ears cut off with box cutters or
scissors and their backs doused with acid. The puppies were then left
for dead in East
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The Kern County
Department of Public Health (KCDPH) announced today that they have
received another allotment of their H1N1 Flu vaccine. Plans are
underway for distribution county-wide of both Injectable and Nasal Mist
H1N1 Flu vaccine.Matt Constantine states, “We are pleased that
this supply has arrived. Because it did just arrive, we will finalize
our emergency plans for distribution as quickly as possible. All
sectors of Kern County will eventually receive the vaccine.”
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Office responded to 2706

North Chester Avenue to check the welfare of a 60-year-old man.The man
had not been seen or heard from for the last few days, according to
deputies.Deputies contacted the apartment manager who provided them
with a key to the apartment.The man was found dead and had some
bruising on him that appeared suspicious.Homicide detectives were
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