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Grass fire reported near Hwy 99, briefly slows traffic
Smoke from a brush fire near Highway 99 is slowing down traffic for morning commuters Thursday. A fire was reported near ...
Prosecutors in Thailand say they won’t pursue royal defamation case against US scholar
State prosecutors in Thailand announced Thursday that they don’t intend to press charges against an American academic ...
Man guilty of repeatedly robbing Bakersfield Rite Aid, pepper-spraying employee
A third-strike offender faces a life term in prison after being found guilty of robbing a Bakersfield Rite Aid of cigarettes on multiple occasions and ...
As electric vehicle use grows in California, the state rethinks the future of its gas tax
As more drivers turn to zero-emission vehicles and California continues to invest in clean transportation, the state’s gas ...
GM: Tariffs could cut $5B from profits
In a letter to investors, GM CEO and Chair Mary Barra said her company has “had continual discussions with the President and ...
Kyle Busch was once kicked out of a track for being too young. Now the NASCAR champ turns 40
Kyle Busch was hyped for NASCAR greatness long before he was a teenager by his Hall of Fame nominee brother, who vowed “if ...
LeBron: ‘I don’t have the answer’ to questions about his future after Lakers’ exit from NBA playoffs
LeBron James wasn’t ready to make any decisions about his future in the painful moments immediately after his 22nd NBA season ...
‘Absolutely false’: Tesla chair denies report that company is looking to replace Elon Musk
Robyn Denholm, the chair of Tesla, Inc., pushed back after a Wall Street Journal report suggested Tesla had reached out to ...