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Curtains to be raised for movie theater
Call it a happy ending to a long -- a really, really long -- Hollywood epic.
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Five grass fires knocked down in minutes
Firefighters successfully battled five separate grass fires on both sides of Highway 99 Friday afternoon.
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Sarah Palin to resign governorship
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has announced that she will resign as governor of Alaska and will not seek a second term, according to reports from CBS News and other news outlets.
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Highway 46 reopens after hours-long closure
Highway 46 has been reopened several hours after a fatal traffic accident and fire involving a big rig forced the closure of the east-west artery, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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Action Line: Intricacies of the Do Not Call list
Editor’s note: Action Line is a weekly column from the Better Business Bureau answering consumers’ questions and concerns about money and business issues.
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Ric Llewellyn: Americans need to reclaim their demand for liberty
I love to read the Declaration of Independence. It is among the most poignant pieces of literature in the world. From where we stand today, July 4, 2009, we look back on one of the most bold and humble confrontations for freedom in world history.
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Is 9th grade intervention working?
Let a 9th grader squeak through to sophomore year with low reading and math skills and odds are he'll drop out or not get a diploma.
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Stimulus funds to help homeless kids
The Bakersfield City School District will get an extra $44,350 in federal stimulus funds to serve homeless students, the state announced Thursday.
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Is Bakersfield 'city of righteousness?'
When Bakersfield's city fathers and mothers approved the slogan, "Bakersfield: Life as it should be" a few years ago, some locals greeted the decision with applause and exclamations of civic pride.
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Bicyclist run down in alleged DUI wreck
A well-known Bakersfield bicyclist, who once rode from Bakersfield to Canada by himself, was killed Monday night by a suspected drunken driver, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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Man dies after fighting, being Tased by deputies
A 25-year-old Bakersfield man died Thursday morning in the custody of sheriff's deputies after he had been hit with a Taser gun and bit by a sheriff's dog.
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Coalition speaks out against taxes
Terry Maxwell has been hit hard by the recession.
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World War II veteran receives medals -- and a surprise guest
Walter Truax thought he was going to get his World War II medals through FedEx.
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Maj. Jason George: The death of a soldier, the life of a patriot
How long does it take to climb a mountain?
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KHSD board backs off JV sports cut
JV sports live — for now.
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How much medical care is enough? Town-hall meeting takes up debate
Debate over who should control access to the U.S. health-care system figured heavily into a panel discussion Wednesday that local organizers said could help shape reform efforts in Washington.
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Vets cemetery sees first burials
The cremated remains of nine military veterans and the wife of one of the nine became the first to be buried at Kern County’s newly opened national veterans cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
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$308 million designated for green power plant -- but will it be built?
The federal government set aside another $308 million to help stimulate Kern’s economy Wednesday, in this case for a clean-burning power plant proposed to be built near Taft. It would be the county’s largest stimulus project to date — if it gets built.
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Lost track of your channels? Glitch impacts some cable subscribers
Some Bright House cable subscribers who use Tivo but don't have a digital cable television box are having trouble finding certain channels because of a technical glitch.
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Beloved pediatrician retires after more than 40 years of service to Bakersfield
It's impossible to hide from Dr. Sue Poh's patients.
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Safety: Use a little care with your rockets' red glare
If it were up to Bakersfield's fire chief, folks would watch fireworks not from their street or backyard, but at a public display staged by professionals.