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Stefani Dias has worked for The Californian since 2000. She started on the copy desk after graduating from UC Davis with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature.
A Bakersfield native, she's fond of dining out with friends, celebrity gossip magazines (just for the crossword puzzles!), gifts with purchase and her nephew, who's going to become a renowned chef and introduce her to Rachael Ray and Alton Brown.
Business owner charged with giving meth to teen
The president of a Bakersfield business is charged with furnishing methamphetamine to a 17-year-old girl who then passed out from an overdose and had to be taken to the hospital.
People who qualify for concealed weapon permits are generally the good guys, but once in a while they mess up.
Q: What is the status with the old Bakers Square on Ming Avenue?
A 23-year-old Ridgecrest man who was arrested on charges of murdering a baby admitted hitting the 6-month-old infant in the head, according to an interview by KBAK-TV.
Teachers at Bessie Owens Primary School decided Wednesday to support the school's principal, who has been under fire for weeks from parents and community members for what they say is years of mistreatment.