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FBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, Calif. (AP Photo/David Dennis)

Bakersfield bomb suspect attached explosives to hostages before FBI killed him

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, takes questions from the media after a visit to Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles to discuss the state's efforts to vaccinate hard-to-reach and disproportionately impacted communities, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. California's new system of delivering and scheduling coronavirus vaccines is being rolled out in select counties. It's the first step in Newsom's plan to smooth out what has been a disjointed vaccine rollout hampered by limited national supply. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Newsom pledges more vaccines for Central Valley farmworkers

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Bakersfield settles lawsuit over traffic stop arrest

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Kern County Sheriff's deputies gather near the scene, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in southeast Bakersfield, Calif., where authorities say a gunman killed multiple people. (Sam Morgen/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)

Latest: California rampage gunman thought wife had cheated

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FILE - In this May 9, 2006, file photo, Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, left, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, center, and Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall, right, talk to the media about proposed transportation infrastructure improvements along Highway 99-65 in Bakersfield, Calif. Hall, who served four terms as mayor of Bakersfield, and founded a namesake ambulance company that serves the majority of the surrounding county, has died. Hall Ambulance Service said its founder died Saturday, May 19, 2018, after being treated for what the firm calls a &quot;rapidly progressing disease.&quot; (Casey Christie/The Bakersfield Californian via AP, File)

Harvey Hall, ex-mayor known as ‘Mr. Bakersfield’, dies at 77

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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2015 file photo, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood talks during a news conference in Bakersfield, Calif. The sheriff of Kern County has become the latest law enforcement official to lash back at a weekly report from federal immigration officials on jurisdictions that aren't cooperating with them. Sheriff Donny Youngblood said in a news conference Thursday, March 30, 2017, that the report contained &quot;fake information.&quot; (Casey Christie/The Bakersfield Californian via AP, File)

Donny Youngblood, Kern County sheriff, says it’s cheaper to kill inmates in 2006 video

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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2008, file photo, the late country music legend Merle Haggard, left, is honored with a street named for him Bakersfield, Calif. About 300 people turned out in Bakersfield, California, to celebrate the naming of a post office for Merle Haggard. The late country music legend's sister and widow were among those at a Friday, April 6, 2018, ceremony near downtown honoring Haggard, who helped create the twangy &quot;Bakersfied Sound.&quot; The event fell on the two-year anniversary of Haggard's death, and what would have been his 81st birthday. (Felix Adamo/The Bakersfield Californian via AP, File)

Post office named for Merle Haggard in California hometown

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Police shoot gunman at California hospital, no one else hurt

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CSU Bakersfield guard/forward Shon Briggs (13) and UCLA guard Aaron Holiday (3) scramble on the floor in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

UCLA beats CS Bakersfield 75-66 for 6th win in 7 games

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Aly, CSU Bakersfield beat Alaska Anchorage 59-39

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A mourner hugs family members during a memorial service for Jack Beaton at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Bakersfield, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Beaton was a victim of the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Silvia Flores)

Wife at funeral: ‘I knew every day that he would protect me’

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

The Latest: “Brian Kil” moniker used in online threats case

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Man jumps into Central California river and drowns

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Grand Canyon holds off Cal State Bakersfield 58-52

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Hero cat that saved boy takes the pitcher’s mound

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

PG&E gets OK to resume power plant demo in Calif.

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Family seeks answers in Alaska inmate’s death

By RACHEL D'ORO - Associated Press