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Schwarzenegger plans to cut state worker pay to cope with late budget
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger intends to cut pay for more than 200,000 state workers to save money during the budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee.
Hispanics now the largest ethnic group in Kern County, CA
At the Apple Market in Shafter, nearly all of its employees are bilingual. The market also has shelves lined with products well known to Hispanic consumers from Choco-Milk to medicinal creams such as Pomada de ...
Schwarzenegger plans to cut state worker pay to cope with late budget
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger intends to cut pay for more than 200,000 state workers to save money during the budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee.
Latest news - Story: Motorist dies in Buttonwillow car wreck
A 30-year-old man died Tuesday after his vehicle collided head-on with a tractor-trailer in Buttonwillow.
What happens to Seized Drug Money?
It's the largest seizure of drug money in Kern County Sheriff's Department narcotics team history - and the department might get to keep most of nearly $900,000, officials say.
Lottery official: We'll consider Florez gas giveaway idea
The term "scratch and pump" could become the latest catchphrase if Dean Florez has his way.
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As lottery ideas go, this one probably has as much validity as one floated some weeks back by Gov.
Organizer fuming over surveillance at annual bike run
Police surveillance of the recent Veterans Mountain Run has left the event organizer fuming, but both sides agreed last week to try to talk out their differences.
Lottery Urged to Give Free Gasoline Prizes
A California senator is urging the state lottery to follow the lead of five other states and start giving away free gasoline prizes.
Man pleads not guilty in fatal Fourth of July weekend crash
Glenn Darell Wieland was arraigned on felony charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and causing bodily injury and possession of a controlled ...
Emotional Day for family of man Killed in Holiday Crash
The man accused in a deadly crash over the 4th of July weekend, made his first appearance in a Shafter courtroom today.
Latest news - Story: Truck, driver sought in teen's hit-and-run death
Shafter investigators are looking for a truck and driver they believe hit and killed a 17-year-old Oildale girl last week on Lerdo Highway before fleeing.
7 a.m. traffic report - Good locally, delay on Lerdo Highway
California Highway Patrol officer Greg Williams reports the Bakersfield commute is accident free.
Man No Longer Sought By Police In Teen's Death
The man wanted for questioning in connection to a 17-year-old girl's death in Shafter has been called off by the Shafter Police Department.
Shafter officer shoots suspect in knee
A Shafter Police sergeant shot a man after he fled from police into his home Friday night.
Latest news - Story: Shafter police investigate death of a girl
A 17-year-old girl who was found on the road early Wednesday morning at Lerdo Highway and Zerker Road has died from her injuries, officials said.
Police investigating hit and run accident
Police tonight are trying to piece together the circumstances behind a hit and run accident in Shafter.
Shafter Police investigating death of 17-year-old girl
The girl appeared battered and had no shoes on when officers responded. She was taken to San Joaquin Community Hospital around 2 a.m. where she later died.
Latest news - Story: Man convicted in brutal rape, attempted murder of ex-girlfriend
The victim lived, but the pictures of her extensive injuries were "what you would see in autopsy photos," a veteran prosecutor said.