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1. 

   School canceled at Bakersfield High after small explosions

   Classes were canceled at Bakersfield High School Monday after three small bottle bomb explosions struck campus, authorities said.

2. HERB BENHAM: How forgiving is St. Christopher?

   I was driving in my car when it rattled one too many times and I said to myself, "That's it." I grabbed it around its metal waist and dumped it in the white plastic bag I'd been given my last time through Cruz Thru Express Car Wash.

3. Two trains derail following crash early Monday

   Several cars derailed but no injuries were reported after a train crashed into the back of another train northwest of Tehachapi early Monday morning.

4. May 20 First News

   Lead stories from First Look with Scott Cox's Big 6.

5. Funeral services for May 20, 2013

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6. Ask TBC: How do student fees figure into school sports?

   Q: What percentage of student fees goes to athletics scholarships, coaches' salaries, staff salaries and other sport-related costs?

7. Infant's death under investigation

   Saul Martinez, five-months-old, was found in the apartment at 1:45 p.m. Thursday and died at 3:36 p.m. on Saturday.

8. Woman shot, live-in boyfriend arrested

   A woman survived a gunshot wound to the head Saturday night and her live-in boyfriend was arrested for attempted murder.

9. Grand fire 85 percent contained

   Fire crews continued to mop up the 4,346 acres Grand Fire near Frazier Park Sunday.
10. 

    Common Core collaboration among local teachers 'unprecedented'

    Teacher Diana Cable pointed out the hexagon-shaped name tag, cuboid torso and cone hat on Chloe the homework "robot."

11. Powerball winner bought $2.3 million ticket in Taft

    Someone who shopped a Taft mini-market may be a multi-millionaire today after the ticket they bought came within one number of the jackpot in Saturday's $590.5 million Powerball drawing.