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Visit kget.com/plus to learn how to stream KGET for free on your smart TV devices. kget.com 📍 Bakersfield, CAhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwxc5vwukp2qChrista Pike remains in an intensive care unit at a Nashville hospital Friday as her attorneys filed an emergency motion to preserve evidence from her failed execution attempt. https://www.kget.com/national-news/christa-pike-emergency-hearing-granted-to-preserve-evidence-after-botched-execution/03 Oct 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxc5vwukp2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwx5e5zanh2hPresident Trump’s motorcade put the pedal to the metal Thursday as stormy weather in the South spurred the president to drive from rallies in Texas to Oklahoma rather than fly. https://www.kget.com/national-news/trumps-motorcade-neared-100-mph-en-route-to-oklahoma-after-helicopter-airplane-ruled-out/03 Oct 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx5e5zanh2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwx46lj7cq2qA woman who says she was gang-raped at a Cornell University fraternity told the school’s investigators last year that she “felt like bait” as the attackers were “like lions around me,” according to records from the school’s disciplinary investigation. https://www.kget.com/national-news/woman-told-cornell-investigators-she-felt-like-bait-during-alleged-gang-rape/03 Oct 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx46lj7cq2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwx2hfcbt52tMajor economies will release fuel, including diesel, from their stockpiles as prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/national-news/trump-says-europe-will-release-massive-amount-of-diesel-stockpile/ 03 Oct 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx2hfcbt52thttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwyuz47z725Native American Day is now a paid holiday for California state workers. https://www.kget.com/news/state-news/newsom-signs-bill-making-native-american-day-paid-holiday/03 Oct 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwyuz47z725https://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwww3noffc2nHours after his hire was announced by the team, the Portland Trail Blazers fired their play-by-play announcer on Thursday after racist and misogynistic social media posts he made years ago resurfaced. https://www.kget.com/national-news/portland-trail-blazers-fire-new-broadcaster-after-racist-misogynistic-tweets-resurface/03 Oct 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwww3noffc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwum2zbcf2zGarces football stars Carter and Bryce Hanson have been deemed ineligible for Friday's game versus Bakersfield High School, according to Garces athletic director Michael Letourneau. https://www.kget.com/sports/17scoreboard/two-garces-football-stars-ineligible-for-fridays-game-status-of-wins-up-in-the-air/03 Oct 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwum2zbcf2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwtqtpmg72cTony Romo will no longer be calling NFL games for CBS, according to a statement Friday from the broadcasting company. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/national-news/cbs-and-tony-romo-part-ways-in-wake-of-july-arrest/03 Oct 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwtqtpmg72chttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwpwzu74s2eA California Department of Fish & Wildlife investigation has led to the arrest and booking of one person into the Kern County Jail on multiple animal and hunting-related code violations. https://www.kget.com/news/environment/1-booked-into-kern-county-jail-for-animal-hunting-related-violations-california-department-of-fish-wildlife/03 Oct 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwpwzu74s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwn5kws6w2iThe city of Bakersfield announced a 10-day closure for the far-right lane of the on-ramp from Truxtun Avenue to the westbound Westside Parkway starting Friday. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/on-ramp-lane-from-truxtun-avenue-to-westside-parkway-to-temporarily-close/ 03 Oct 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwn5kws6w2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwlg4ykok2wWe are now in week 7 of high school football and multiple schools are set to take the field Friday night. https://www.kget.com/sports/17scoreboard/week-7-of-the-high-school-football-season-in-bakersfield-kern-county/03 Oct 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwlg4ykok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwi2v3wva2iNewly unsealed body camera footage of Luigi Mangione’s arrest shows how police approached, questioned and arrested him at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/national-news/luigi-mangione-police-bodycam-arrest-video-unsealed/02 Oct 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwi2v3wva2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwgx6lo6i2tThe NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games after his arrest in a prostitution sting in Columbiana County, Ohio. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/national-news/nfl-announces-suspension-of-49ers-owner-jed-york/ 02 Oct 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwgx6lo6i2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwfd7yfcj2cDavid Valadao started his time in Congress in 2013, was briefly voted out and in 2020 won the vote as the representative for California's 21st Congressional District. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/news/politics/your-local-elections/david-valadao-is-running-for-congress-again-what-has-he-done-so-far/02 Oct 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwfd7yfcj2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwdlnmqem2aSens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation to ban federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/hill-politics/progressives-unveil-legislation-cracking-down-on-flock-cameras/02 Oct 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwdlnmqem2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwdcghv2n25Following a two-week trial, a Kern County jury on Friday found Victor Farias Jr. guilty of first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing death of the mother of his children in east Bakersfield.02 Oct 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwdcghv2n25https://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwci2cdgb2iThe California State Capitol Annex construction site was evacuated Friday morning as the California Highway Patrol investigates a threat. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/news/state-news/california-capitol-annex-construction-site-evacuated-after-threat/ 02 Oct 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwci2cdgb2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwbgbet5z2aThe Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man who allegedly committed burglary at a home in central Bakersfield. DETAILS: https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/bakersfield-police-asking-for-publics-help-identifying-home-burglary-suspect-on-chester-lane/ 02 Oct 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwbgbet5z2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwwa6pkzmt2nIn a crowded race to represent City Council’s third ward, candidate Kathryn Halling is feeling bullheaded that she’ll win. More: https://www.kget.com/news/politics/your-local-elections/buckle-up-kathryn-halling-is-ready-to-shake-up-bakersfield-city-council-starting-with-realigning-its-finances02 Oct 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwa6pkzmt2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mww72xqhf725Bakersfield police are looking to identify a man involved in a store break-in on Planz Road after entering the business through the roof. Read more: https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/bakersfield-police-seeking-help-iding-man-who-burglarized-planz-road-business-through-roof/  02 Oct 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww72xqhf725https://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mww5iyb65j2zSatire and farce are incredible tools a filmmaker can use to take an audience through a maze of twisted realities to the point where perception overrides logic. Done right and the production allows the viewer to slowly uncover the clever fiction or the complicated facts. https://www.kget.com/community/ricks-reviews/digger-disrespectful-to-moviegoing-public/02 Oct 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww5iyb65j2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mww3m3toki2zTwo people from the Bakersfield area are dead after a shooting in Porterville Friday morning, according to the Porterville Police Department. Read more here: https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/2-people-from-bakersfield-dead-after-porterville-shooting-police-say/ 02 Oct 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww3m3toki2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mww2glmwwo2nOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Adventist Health invited the community to its annual VIPink celebration Thursday. https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/vipink-event-in-bakersfield-kicks-off-breast-cancer-awareness-month/02 Oct 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww2glmwwo2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwvxubbdzc2vMore — and larger — payments connected to a $2.5 billion settlement Amazon reached with the Federal Trade Commission last year may soon be available, according to officials. https://www.kget.com/national-news/2-5-billion-amazon-settlement-more-payments-being-sent-out-with-another-round-possible/02 Oct 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvxubbdzc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwvvs4tnec25The former CEO of legal services company UnitedLex claims in a federal lawsuit that he was "ambushed" and assaulted by men with "Dads Against Predators" on Sept. 28, 2024, who attempted to extort $400,000 from him. https://www.kget.com/national-news/former-ceo-sues-dads-against-predators-stake-h-e-b-after-assault-at-grocery-store/02 Oct 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvvs4tnec25https://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwvu6bw7x62eWho is Randy Villegas, the political newcomer trying to oust David Valadao from Congress and flip District 22 blue? Read more: https://www.kget.com/news/politics/your-local-elections/who-is-randy-villegas-the-political-newcomer-trying-to-oust-david-valadao-from-congress-and-flip-district-22-blue/02 Oct 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvu6bw7x62ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwvsceuihv2zJustice Diverted, the 17 News special report that aired Wednesday has garnered tens of thousands of views with many asking the question: what's next? Read more here: https://www.kget.com/news/zack-scrivner-investigation/scrivner-case-what-happens-now/ 02 Oct 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvsceuihv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwvrv4i2au2hScrivner Case: What happens now? https://www.kget.com/news/zack-scrivner-investigation/scrivner-case-what-happens-now/02 Oct 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvrv4i2au2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwvqcvfj3b2sIt's been years since you were able to enter a Party City and shop its party favors and decorations. That changed, in a way, earlier this year, and is about to again. Read more here: https://www.kget.com/national-news/shuttered-retailer-expanding-comeback-to-even-more-stores-soon/ 02 Oct 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvqcvfj3b2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kgetnews.bsky.social/post/3mwvpdbh5pn2eNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) stopped short on Friday of calling for the resignations of the president of Cornell University or the local prosecutor who handled an alleged gang rape there in 2024, though she called the school's handling of the incident "a failure." https://www.kget.com/national-news/hochul-stops-short-of-calling-for-cornell-resignations-as-james-takes-over-rape-probe/02 Oct 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:ki34becxu3kbr4cd4bcactw7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvpdbh5pn2e