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• Mill Creek

  • High hopes for downtown project

    The soon-to-be-completed Mill Creek linear path, the transformed park and the newly opened Padre Hotel all point to a renaissance, a turning point for a city on the verge of something momentous.

• Homes

  • Foreclosure listings

    There are nearly 5,000 foreclosure listings in our Homes section. Search through a wide variety homes available, like this 4 bedroom, 2 bath house on Breckenridge Road.

• Finances

  • Financial planners alarmed as people tap retirement savings

    More Americans are tapping savings for the future to pay bills today. Financial planners and advocates for seniors are horrified.

• Bargain Betty

  • Get all the deals

    She's the lady with all of the deals and bargains around town. She's Bargain Betty! Click here to check her out!

• Health

  • Suicide rates rise in Kern County

    Suicides in Kern County hit unprecedented levels in 2009, when 98 people took their own lives, the Kern County coroner's staff reported.

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