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Graduation request for Taylor Swift

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:42:17 GMT

Graduation is generally a big deal for high school students. But one local soon-to-be grad wants to make it even better by asking Taylor Swift to walk him up the stage for the big day.

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Teen arrested in roommate's death

Mark Christian — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:08:27 GMT

Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department arrested the roommate of a man who was found dead in his home.

Bakersfield women honored for service

Tiffany Martin — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:06:01 GMT

Garden Pathways is an organization focused on building strong families and neighborhoods.

Missing juvenile considered at-risk

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:08 GMT

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in locating
a runaway juvenile, considered at risk due to her age.

CSUB Student selected for Migrant...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:35:26 GMT

�CSUB Senior Eleazar Gutierrez, is among four migrant seasonal farm-working students across the United States, that have been selected to travel to Washington DC this summer for an internship with the National Migrant Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA).� The seven-week program will replace working in the fields under the sweltering summer heat, with professional mentoring that will provide life altering experiences and networks to help the students make the transition from agricultural lif

Classes resume after blasts at BHS

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:08 GMT

The principal of Bakersfield High School says classes will resume on schedule Tuesday after the school was placed on lockdown and classes were canceled after three small explosions on the school's campus Monday.

Dozens killed in Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:36 GMT

(AP) -- Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

Special election Tuesday for vacant seat

Derek O. VandeWeg — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:25:35 GMT

Polls will open Tuesday morning for the special election to fill the vacant 16th District State Senate seat.� A special election was needed to fill the seat, which was left vacant after former senator Michael Rubio stepped down earlier this year.

Oklahoma tornado: How to help

Lauren Titus — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:20:01 GMT

Here's how to help victims in the Oklahoma City area impacted by Monday's deadly tornado:

Fatal tractor-trailer crash into a canal

Tiffany Martin — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:49:54 GMT

A tractor-trailer crashed into a canal off southbound Highway 99 near Olive Drive.

Attorney releases cell phone video

Lia Steinberg — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:49:14 GMT

The much-anticipated cell phone video in the David Sal Silva investigation that was confiscated was finally released by attorney Daniel Rodriguez.

Donations for Oklahoma tornado victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:37 GMT

A local war veteran is leading an effort to collect donations for members of �his unit who have been affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma.

Vandalism along canal raises concern

Mark Christian — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:55:25 GMT

Residents who live alongside an irrigation canal in south Bakersfield, contacted 23ABC because they were frustrated that the water district was ignoring their concerns.

Video of Silva's alleged beating death

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:19 GMT

Attorney Daniel Rodrigeuz said he will release cell phone video of the alleged beating death of David Silva that was confiscated by deputies.

Elections office finds fraud claim empty

Joe Henke — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:09:06 GMT

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The California Republican National Hispanic Assembly dropped off a list with the Kern County Elections Department this morning.�

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It lists 26 voters. Seventeen registered Democrats, two Republicans and seven with no affiliation.