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State Senate election might be headed to runoff

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:27:10 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The contest for a southern San Joaquin Valley state Senate seat might be headed to a runoff after the vote margin narrowed Friday.

Sheriff: Beaten Bakersfield man's death accidental

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:23:13 -0400

BAKERSFIELD, California - The sheriff of Kern County said Thursday that baton blows from his deputies did not kill a Bakersfield man who died this month after a beating that was captured on video.

3 teens arrested in blasts at Bakersfield school

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:34 -0400

BAKERSFIELD, California - Three Bakersfield High School students have been arrested in connection with three small explosions on the school's campus this week.

GOP seeks win in Central Valley state Senate race

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:27 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The lone Republican and a Democrat favored by party leaders were leading a field of five candidates in a hotly contested Central Valley state Senate contest Tuesday.

Officials report assault at Calif. nursing home

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:22 -0400

BAKERSFIELD, California - Authorities in Central California are investigating an alleged sexual assault at a Bakersfield nursing home.

Cancer, rape fraud case bowls over Mich. community

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:54 -0400

LEXINGTON, Michigan - Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape.

Former lawmaker's real estate deals not a gift

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:42:07 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - A former lawmaker who resigned to take a job in the oil industry did not violate political gifting laws when he entered real estate transactions with a campaign donor who owns an oil-refining business, a state political watchdog agency announced Monday.

Suit filed against Taft school for Jan. shooting

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:01:52 -0400

BAKERSFIELD, California - A Bakersfield attorney has filed a lawsuit in connection with a January shooting at a Central California high school, saying the district should have known the shooter was dangerous.

Lawmakers advance bill to halt oil fracking

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:56:53 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Critics of hydraulic fracturing urged lawmakers Monday to impose a moratorium on the controversial drilling technique, saying there is too much uncertainty about its health and environmental effects.