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Yahoo
05-08-2025
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Kern County Fair to host admission, ride wristband flash sale on Friday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Fair is set to host a flash sale online for fair admission and the unlimited ride wristband. Fair organizers said this your only chance to grab the lowest price. During the 12-hour online only flash sale, fair admission will be $9 and $33 for the unlimited ride wristband. Regular price for fair admission is $15 and regular price for the wristband is $45. The flash sale is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Aug. 8, only on the Kern County Fair's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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01-04-2025
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3 Bakersfield mothers come together to start pedestrian safety petition
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Three mothers are working together to bring greater safety to pedestrians on Kern County streets. What brings them together? Each had a son hit and killed by cars while crossing the street. They have created a petition demanding action and are asking for your signatures. 13-year-old Alejandro Vargas in 2019, 16-year-old Angel Beruman in 2022, and 8-year-old Ricardo Aguilar in 2024. All lives were taken on Kern County streets, in school zones, and all taken too young. Their mothers, now banding together, are attempting to make sure this never happens to any other child.'He was walking down the steps and I was sitting on the couch…he still turned around and looked at me, with that big smile. 'Bye mom, I love you,'' said Josefina Rosel, Alejandro's mother. He was killed in 2019 in the middle of Niles street, near Park Drive. An entire corner in Rosel's living room, is a shrine to Alejandro, a theme between these three mothers. Rosel says, Alejandro was giving, especially with the homeless, sometimes begging Rosel to give someone a dollar. He had many friends, and enjoyed skateboarding, baseball and basketball. He was set to go into 8th grade at Stern Middle School before he was killed that summer. 'He was the joy of the group, family wise, friend wise, at school…he was the one that holds us all together,' said Rosel. Man charged under Prop 36 law takes plea deal In June of 2019, Alejandro left his home to go play with his friends. He didn't come back. 'Never in my life thought that was gonna be the last time I saw him with a smile,' Rosel said through tears. Alejandro's death and Rosel's social media advocacy for safety went viral. Then, 16-year-old Angel Beruman was killed in a hit-and-run three years later, while skateboarding to school. On the same street Alejandro was killed. Angel's mother, Jasmine Burleson, got a phone call from Kern Medical. 'So the neurologist comes in, and he's like, 'I'm sorry but, he…your son is braindead. He's not gonna wake up,' said Jasmine. Angel was in Future Farmers of America and showed his first pig at the Kern County Fair. He placed second, but that fired him up to do better and try again. Sadly, he never got that chance. The day after he got paid from the Fair, he was hit and killed on Niles Street. His alleged killer is still driving the roads of Kern County. Burleson and her family have been fighting a three year court case against 51-year-old Juan Rodales Ortega who was allegedly driving the truck that killed Angel, and Ortega's family who, police say, helped him hide the evidence. Ortega is charged with hit-and-run and conspiracy. Angel died in January of 2022. This case against Ortega and his family hasn't even had its preliminary hearing yet. Ortega is out on bail. 'How many more children have to…have to die for them to realize this might be a problem,' said Burleson. After Angel was killed, Rosel contacted Burleson, and they started a petition for better safety on Niles Street. A light up crosswalk on Niles Street and Park Drive is the result of their actions. They say they wanted street lights or stop signs, but that didn't happen. 8-year-old Ricardo Aguilar was hit-and-killed on Bank Street and Holtby Road in 2024. His death, devastated the Oleander community. Now sparked this new petition, for better road safety across Kern. 'There's just no words to explain how much it hurts. It's like they buried me with him,' said Carmen Aguilar, Ricardo's mother. Carmen Aguilar is Ricardo's mother. She hasn't been the same since the October crash. 'He always made sure his hair was combed. So I miss combing his hair in the mornings you know,' said Aguilar. Ricardo loved cooking, he wanted to be a chef. The Aguilar family went to city council and begged for a crosswalk and speed bumps at the intersection. None of that has happened. That's when Rosel reached out to Carmen and said they will make a petition. 'That's when I decided to do another petition, because my first petition worked. All we want, is for another mother not have to go through this. This is the worst pain that any mother could ever feel,' said Burleson. 'There definitely needs for there to be like a crosswalk painted, speed bump, another stop sign or something but….something does need to be done,' said Aguilar. If you would like to sign the petition, it is linked here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
