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• Beating death

  • Questions cloud beating death

    Police are still looking for suspects -- and answers -- as they try to understand what went wrong early Sunday morning in a southwest Bakersfield neighborhood when a simple argument turned into the beating and stabbing death of local resident Patrick Shige Matsuda.

• American Idol contestant

  • Bakersfield 'Idol' on his way

    A local man is entering the Hollywood round of American Idol.

• Herb Benham column

  • Retirement doesn't cut it

    Big Ed is not small. Sometimes when you preface a name with "Tiny" or "Big" you mean the opposite. This interesting character has come out of retirement to take back his barber shop. Columnist Herb Benham has an interview with him.

• Hockey

  • Play Hockey

    For each round and before the cutoff time, pick who you think will win. Points are awarded for correct answers in each round. The national overall winner receives a prize. Click here.

• Mobile

  • Capture Bakersfield Beauty

    If you’re driving along and happen to see a beautiful sunrise, snap a picture and post it in our Mobile section. Let thousands of people see the beauty you capture!

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