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Lois Henry: Agency mows over public inputIf you’ve never visited the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge area, you should. It’s incredible country in southwestern Kern County. Its rugged, stark beauty can take your breath away.

Pot gardens an 'ecological disaster'SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST — About five minutes after arriving at the marijuana garden, the High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew was already separating pesticides, taking down a tent, rolling hundreds of feet of irrigation hose and putting into trash bags the fresh eggs, coffee, cooking oil and Pringles scattered on a table made out of tree branches and cardboard.

Beating victim: 'The guys that saved me are in jail. It's wrong.'A fist to the face greeted Gayle Sullivan at her ex-boyfriend’s Oildale home Wednesday night.

WHAT IS EYE GALLERY?Infinite canal and telephone wire stretched along a country road. The mild, grassy spring you wish outsiders would consider for their first impressions.

Those with the need for speed race the test and tuneRacers flock to Auto Club Famoso Raceway's test sessions

WhiteKnightTwo mothership unveiled in MojaveThis morning the next generation of commercial space travel was unveiled — the WhiteKnightTwo mothership, which will take a commercial vehicle into space.

Oasis of tolerance: Park honoring town founded by blacks celebrates 100 yearsSome called it a “Negro colony,” others a “Negro settlement.” Its residents treasured it as the ultimate expression of the American desire to carve out one’s own destiny and live free.

McCain calls for increased oil productionJohn McCain touted his energy policy, support for the troop surge in Iraq and the benefits of sunscreen Monday in a visit to Bakersfield where he also picked up some $450,000 for his contentious presidential fight.

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