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1. Two trains derail following crash early Monday

   By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN

   Monday, May 20 2013 10:43 AM

   Several cars derailed but not injuries were reported after a train crashed into the back of another train northwest of Tehachapi early Monday morning.

   A BNSF Railway train rear-ended a Union Pacific train at 2:30 a.m. southwest of Highway 58 just east of Broome Road in Walong, Union Pacific spokesman Aaron Hunt said. There were no injuries to crew members on either train and no hazardous materials were being carried.

   A Union Pacific locomotive derailed but remained upright. Hunt said the locomotive was on the rear of the train and no crew members were in it at the time of the crash.

   Four Union Pacific rail cars derailed on their sides, he said. The crash happened on Union Pacific track and an investigation is underway as to the cause.

   Hunt said crews are repairing the track and the extent of the damage was unknown as of 10:30 a.m.

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3. Suspect arrested following short chase

   At 11:40 p.m. Sunday, deputies patrolling the area of Niles Street and Mount Vernon Avenue in east Bakersfield and tried to stop a car for driving without its headlights on that was weaving between other vehicles.

4. Arvin man stabbed

   A 53-year-old man was taken to Kern Medical Center Friday night after he was stabbed in the side during an altercation in Arvin.

5. Grand fire 70 percent contained

   Firefighters have the 4,358-acre Grand Fire in Frazier Park about 70 percent contained, according to an update firefighters issued about 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

6. Harris death ruled homicide

   The Kern County Sheriff's Office Coroner Section Saturday released a cause of death for Michael Leon Harris, 21, who died after a shooting last week.

7. New Santa Clarita fire burns close to I-5

   SANTA CLARITA -- As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.
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   Fire line built around Grand Fire; new blaze in Santa Clarita

   SANTA CLARITA -- As firefighters took on the stubborn 3-day-old Grand Fire in rough terrain southeast of Frazier Park, a second blaze broke out Friday evening 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.
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    Fire south of Bakersfield briefly threatens structures

    A fire just south of Bakersfield Friday afternoon briefly threatened structures but was contained by early evening.

11. From the news conference: Attorney representing witnesses to Silva's death speaks

    John Tello, the attorney for six people who say they were witnesses to the incident between David Sal Silva and law enforcement before Silva's death, said at a 5 p.m. Friday news conference that attorney Daniel Rodriguez will now represent them.
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    Fire south of Bakersfield under investigation

    A fire just south of Bakersfield Friday afternoon briefly threatened structures but firefighters were gaining some containment as of Friday evening.
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    Sex offender at large after removing GPS monitor Thursday

    The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating Gregory Nichols, a parolee at large and registered sex offender who disabled his GPS monitoring device Thursday.

14. Suspect wanted in two burglaries at Walgreens

    Bakersfield police are requesting the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for burglary and petty theft.

15. Police have submitted report to DA's office regarding alleged assault at rehabilitation center

    Bakersfield police have completed an investigation regarding a patient who allegedly sexually assaulted another patient at the Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield and have submitted a report to the Kern County District Attorney's office for review.