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   Air officials issue health caution for Frazier Park area

   A wildfire burning at the border of Kern and Ventura counties has prompted local air officials to issue a health cautionary statement for smoke impacts in the vicinity of Frazier Park, including Lebec, Lake of the Woods and Pine Mountain Club.

2. Teen driver safety program to be offered in Mojave

   Designed for newly licensed teen drivers and their parents, the California Highway Patrol is offering a two-hour driver safety education class May 28 at the Mojave Air and Space Port.

3. Convicted sex offender at large

   The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating Robert Phillips, a parolee at large and registered sex offender.
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   Cornford wins Mayor's Trophy; complete list of PEAAK Award winners

   The Kern High School District held its third annual Promoting Excellence in Athletics and Activities in Kern, or PEAAK, Awards on Wednesday night in Harvey Auditorium at Bakersfield High. For the third straight year, the event was a hit — highlighted for me by a fantastic rendition of "When I Was Your Man" by Stockdale freshman Mary Tun, who played the piano and sang American Idol-quality stuff — and gave recognition to worthy students who excelled in various athletics and activities like music, drama and academic clubs.
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   'Multiple fatalities' reported in Texas tornado near Dallas

   GRANBURY, Texas -- Officials report a tornado caused "multiple fatalities" as it tore through two neighborhoods of a North Texas town.
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   Judge faults government's 'abusive' tactics against Chevron in Elk Hills lawsuit

   A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Energy owes Chevron Corp. unspecified damages in a years-old contract dispute over $37 billion in petroleum deposits at the prolific Elk Hills oil field in northwestern Kern County.
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   Panama struggles with remaining options for relieving overcrowding

   The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is scrambling to figure out how it's going to deal with overcrowding at some schools now that the school board has backed away from a proposal to redraw school attendance boundaries.

8. Sheriff's work crew picks up trash in the area of Mint Street

   Over the past few weeks, the Kern County sheriff's local patrol division received several complaints from citizens in the area of Mint Street in South Bakersfield about illegally dumped trash and furniture in the alleyway.

9. Suspect who inappropriately touched girl at large

   Bakersfield police are asking for help finding a suspect who a approached a female juvenile in the 1300 block of Lake Street and inappropriately toucher her.

10. Kern Quirks talks chicken at Bakersfield City Hall

    It's chicken time for the Bakersfield City Council. Will they welcome the fowl on residential property inside the city limits or will they keep the status quo and forbid the coop community from roosting in Bakersfield?

11. Defendant who shot officer sentenced to 73 years to life

    The fourth and final defendant charged in connection with a 2009 shooting that injured a Bakersfield police officer was sentenced to 73 years to life in prison Wednesday morning.

12. 'Recent events' lead to postponement of Law Enforcement Day

    The Kern County Sheriff's Office has postponed Law Enforcement Day at the Sheriff's Office, originally scheduled for Saturday.

13. Cause of apartment fire is electrical

    Bakersfield City firefighters said Wednesday that a Tuesday night apartment fire was electrical, due to a refrigerator in a garage.