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Last Updated Friday, Jul 03 2009 12:59 PM
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.
Palin's decision is thought to open the door for a run for the presidency in 2012.
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.
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.
In the heat of an argument, Eric Foster stood and let his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, who was on his lap, fall on a coffee table, according to Kern County Sheriff's Department reports filed in Kern County Superior Court.
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Kern County Sheriff's deputies were called to Frazier Mountain High School Wednesday for two reports of suicidal students. The first call came at 12:52 p.m. reporting a 14-year-old student was threatening to jump off the school's roof, Sheriff's Department spokesman Ray Pruitt said.