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Firms on short list to build part of rail system revealed
Fourteen construction companies are on the short list of firms poised to bid for contracts to begin building California's high-speed rail system in the Fresno area later this year.
When there's a body in your trunk, the car needs to run
Danny Leon Mathis had car trouble at an inopportune time. Mathis was on his way to get rid of a body he'd placed in his car's trunk when the vehicle started acting up, Mathis told sheriff's deputies.
Mother arrested, charged with murder in son's death; boyfriend also sought
Delano police on Friday arrested a mother, whose 2-year-old son died last year, on charges of first-degree murder and willful cruelty to a child, and are seeking a second suspect in the child's death.
Grower to lay off more than 2,100 seasonal workers
In a move experts said is part of an ongoing trend, local fruit and vegetable grower Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc.
Congress acts to protect space industry from regulation
The emerging commercial space industry is proving to be an important economic engine in eastern Kern County -- and beyond.

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