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Last Updated Sunday, Jul 19 2009 07:42 PM
Northbound drivers on Interstate 5 Sunday were slowed by midday lane closures from a brush fire.
A blaze sparked by a car fire around 11:20 a.m. near Lake Hughes, north of Santa Clarita, spread to nearby hillsides and shut lanes well into the afternoon, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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.
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.
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.
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.