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Thursday Jul 2 | La Verne Online

Nursery Owner's 60-Year Career Still in Full Bloom

At 80 years young, everything is coming up roses for owner Jim Coiner. He along with his son James, operations manager, and John Mellon, general manager, run Coiner Nursery, which boasts operations in Wasco, Calif.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

KGET-TV

Contact 17 Investigation: State health department investigating local clinic

The California Department of Public Health has confirmed it is investigating complaints -- raised in a Contact 17 investigation -- that a local clinic implanted banned birth control devices into Kern women.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

Pain at pump returns

The average retail price for regular unleaded gas in Bakersfield hit $3 a gallon on Saturday, and by Monday had risen to $3.03. That's up from $2.53 a month ago, but well below last summer's peak of $4.59 on June 24, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Fresno Bee

Local: Judge to rule on new Fresno diocese trial

A judge said he will rule this week on whether to give two brothers a new trial against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno because of newly discovered evidence that backs their claim that they were molested by a priest, and that the diocese did nothing about it.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Fire displaces family of four in Wasco

Kern County fire investigators are looking into what sparked a house fire Saturday morning in Wasco.

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Sat May 09, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

Education roundup: Richers named 2009 California principal of the year

Kelly Richers was named 2009 California State Middle Grades Principal of the Year this week by the Association of California School Administrators.

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

roundup: Man dies in 58 crash

A 29-year-old Wasco man died Saturday after veering off westbound Highway 58 east of H Street in Bakersfield, going over the north embankment and striking a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Tue Apr 07, 2009

ABC30.com

I-5 is shut down between Hwy 46 near Wasco & Hwy 58 near Buttonwillow

A huge stretch of Interstate Five is shut down at this hour because of a pile-up caused by a dust storm.

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Fri Apr 03, 2009

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Diocese of Fresno cleared in Wasco abuse case

A jury says the Diocese of Fresno is not liable for 1 of its priests who molested two brothers.

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Sun Mar 29, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

Off-roader identified; Wasco man

The off-roader killed Saturday in eastern Kern County was Wasco resident Robert Marines, 31, officials said Sunday.

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Sat Mar 28, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

Job recruitment hits the road

A small bus carrying the avant-garde of Kern's job creation efforts buzzed with numbers talk Thursday as it bumped along the back roads linking partly developed industrial sites north of Bakersfield.

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Wed Mar 25, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

H&R Block employee accused of embezzlement

Wasco Deputies arrest H&R Block embezzlement Suspect. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

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Mon Mar 23, 2009

ABC30.com

New Developments in Priest Sex Abuse Trial

The trial involving some of California's top Catholic leaders is entering the final week in Downtown Fresno.

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KERO

Name Change For Hwy. 46 Wanted

Efforts are under way to rename Highway 46 through Wasco. City officials said Monday that they want to rename it as the SSgt.

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Sat Mar 21, 2009

KGET-TV

Assault at local bar turns deadly

It happened early sunday morning at Vinny's Tavern on South Union Avenue. Deputies found 46-year old Peter Towse of Wasco, unconscious and lying on the floor with head injuries.

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Thu Mar 19, 2009

TurnTo23.com

Shafter Holds Meeting For Employers, Jobseekers

The number of people unemployed in the north county this time of year is staggering, but there could be some relief on the way for workers.

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Tue Mar 17, 2009

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Wasco H&R Block employee investigated for fraud

The Sheriff's Department is investigating a Wasco H&R Block employee after customers say the employee stole their identities to apply for tax refund loans.

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Mon Mar 16, 2009

KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo

LA Cardinal to testify in church abuse case

Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles is scheduled to testify Tuesday in the case of 2 brothers who claim they were molested by a priest at a Central Valley church.

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Sun Mar 15, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

Fatal DUI wrecks: How many years do killers stay in jail?

The price for getting drunk and killing someone on the road ranges from months to a lifetime in prison.

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Fri Mar 13, 2009

KMJ-AM Fresno

Jury Selection Resumes Monday in Abuse Case

Jury selection resumes Monday in Fresno County Superior Court in the civil trial of two brothers who say that a Catholic priest molested them decades ago.

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