Artists draw on heritage
Stockton Record
Ziemienski, 63, made several research trips down the road that once transported his family from its Vallejo home to visit relatives in Fresno, Bakersfield ...

We've received numerous calls and e-mails from our viewers asking how they can help those who have lost everything in the wildfires. We are once again teaming up with the...

Firefighters call it a perfect storm. Brush near Tehachapi hadn't burned in more than half a century. And bark beetles turne up to 40 percent of the Pinion Pine trees...

New rules make it harder for PG&E to shut off service
San Jose Mercury News
PG&E, which serves 5.3 million residential customers from Bakersfield to the Oregon border, shut off service to more than 272000 customers in 2009, ...

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The fire continues to burn in grass and brush on both sides of the Kern River, north of Kernville. There was very little fire activity observed overnight.

Firefighters said the perimeter is holding, and they expect to have the fire contained by Friday.

U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to Central California Wildfire Victims
PR Newswire (press release)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul Company of Fresno is offering 30 days of free storage to Central California residents who have been ...

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California Majority Report
Poll: State voters support high-speed rail
Bakersfield Californian
... distribution of California voters, Weigel said. An additional 400 interviews were conducted along the proposed rail line, including in Bakersfield. ...
Tracking the Hype and Hope of High-Speed RailCity Watch
High-speed rail supported by three-quarters of survey respondentsElk Grove Citizen
Voters: Slow Down the California High Speed Rail ProjectCalifornia Majority Report

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Reuters
Bakersfield has 12th highest foreclosure rate
Bakersfield Now
Bakersfield came in at No. 12. Here is a list of the top 20 US metropolitan areas with the highest foreclosure rates, from January through June. ...
Many Areas Of The Country Unable To Prevent ForeclosureThe News For You (blog)
Foreclosures Increase in Top Metro Areas: ReportThe Epoch Times
Foreclosure rates jump for most of nation's top metro areas – decline in most ...Central Valley Business Times
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Starplex Cinemas Bakersfield Movies 6 Announces Digital Projection ...
Business Wire (press release)
The theatre is located at 4200 California Ave. and can be reached at 214.692.6494 or www.starplexcinemas.com. “We would like to be known as a family ...

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The community is continuing to come together in support of the fire victims and firefighters on the front line.

Road closure on Tehachapi Willow Spring Road have been lifted.

Playtime is over for kids in northeast Bakersfield who use an abandoned storm drain system to play in.

An Oildale man has been fighting for months to get his wife's ashes from out of state.

Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly in Southern California have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of the state as hundreds of firefighters work to contain the flames.

How has Oprah Winfrey changed over the years? Click into our slideshow to see the many looks of the talk show legend.

Boston Globe
East Bay firefighters helping battle Southern California blaze
San Jose Mercury News
They were deployed to fight a wildfire in Sequoia National Forest, about 50 miles northeast of Bakersfield. The fire began Monday and as of Wednesday night ...
1500 homes under evacuation orders in LA CountyCt Post
Task force investigating cause of Bull FireBakersfield Californian
Tehachapi fire burns 20000 acres, is 25 percent containedChristian Science Monitor
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Unanimous Defense Verdict In Four Month Yamaha Rhino Trial
PR Newswire (press release)
... Heimann & Bernstein, LLP in San Francisco and Anthony J. Klein of Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP in Bakersfield, California. ...

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CBS News
Losses mount in two raging forest fires
Vancouver Sun
Two wildfires roaring through chaparral and pine forests at the southern tip of California's Sierra Nevada mountains have destroyed dozens of homes and ...
Tehachapi fire burns 20000 acres, is 25 percent containedChristian Science Monitor
State of emergency declared in Kern County as fires spreadLos Angeles Times (blog)
Bull fire barrels through RiverkernKern Valley Sun
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Smoke from the Bull wildfire near Kernville and the West wildfire near Tehachapi have impacted Eastern Kern communities from River Kern to Willow Springs. Communities in and adjacent to the Kern River Valley are expected to have smoke from the Bull wildfire at or near ground level for part of each day for the remainder of this week.