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LOS ANGELES -- Centennial High graduate Grant Watson allowed one hit over seven innings to lead No. 1 seeded UCLA to a 6-0 victory over San Diego and the NCAA tournament's Los Angeles regional title Sunday night. The Bruins (42-17)...
The South All-Stars' defense proved to be the difference Saturday as they swept the North All-Stars -- 3-0 in Game 1 and 5-1 in Game 2 -- in first annual Kern County Senior Showcase baseball game at Taft College. The South All-Stars didn...
CLOVIS -- A state medal, whether it's gold or not, is a glorious accomplishment. When you're an underclassman, it's also something entirely different. "Oh, it's motivation," said Bakersfield junior Scotty Newton, who took fourth in the...
CIF State Track & Field Championships At Veterans Memorial Stadium, Clovis Boys Team scores : 1. Gardena-Serra 47; . Sherman Oaks-Notre Dame 26; 3. Castro Valley 25; 4. L.A.-Loyola 23; 5. Stockdale 20; 6. Temecula-Great Oak 15; t7....
CLOVIS -- It was a primal scream, and with it came many emotions. Ridgeview senior Ivan Gonzalez, punished down the stretch of his 800-meter race Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium, came through and was a California state champion....
CLOVIS -- Blake Haney ran 4,798 meters Saturday at the CIF State Track & Field Championships with his arms at his sides, pumping and racing and propelling. The last two meters needed something a little more special -- and so Haney,...
CLOVIS -- Compared to many others at the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Stockdale High junior Blake Haney had a pretty simple day. That's just how the state's premier distance runner likes...
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Sheriff's office: Man who died in custody had drugs in throat (18)
A 25-year-old man who died in Kern County sheriff’s custody Monday night had two plastic baggies with illegal drugs stuffed in his throat, the department reported.
Silva family files federal claim (12)
The family of David Silva announced Friday it has filed its long-expected federal civil rights claims against the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, six sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant, two California Highway Patrol officers, the county and the state alleging excessive police force killed him.
CSUB awards Haggard, Owens top honors (9)
He’s Dr. Merle Haggard now. The bad-boy hero of the rebel strain of music that put Bakersfield on America’s cultural map half a century ago did something Friday he hadn’t done since he was 9: He sat still in school.
Key green light for California high-speed rail (5)
SACRAMENTO -- The California High-Speed Rail Authority won approval Thursday from a federal railroad oversight board to start construction this summer on the first leg of what would be the nation's first bullet train.
Coroner's office identifies woman found dead in garage
A woman found dead in a southeast Bakersfield garage Tuesday was identified Friday as 18-year-old Mia Ramirez of Bakersfield.
Local attorney arrested in shooting of his wife
A Bakersfield attorney’s rocky marriage, marked by a divorce suit and a history of loud, public arguments, reportedly erupted into violence early Wednesday morning when police say he turned a gun on his wife and fired.
Sheriff's office: Man who died in custody had drugs in throat
A 25-year-old man who died in Kern County sheriff’s custody Monday night had two plastic baggies with illegal drugs stuffed in his throat, the department reported.
Freeway opening just around the corner
At long last, Bakersfield officials see light at the end of the freeway.