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Learning CPR can double or triple survival rates. The American Red Cross of Western Colorado is raising awareness during ...

For Bob and Diane Spicer, morning walks hand in hand now carry a deeper meaning following a trip to Roosevelt Lake last ...

The Kern County coroner's office on Thursday reported that the human remains found Dec. 9 at California Avenue and Q Street Mill Creek Water Canal in Bakersfield remain unidentified. The cause and ...

New research now shows that mice also do this - at least to fellow mice that they know, sometimes even offering an effective form of first aid. For some time now, there have been reports that some ...

'More services in the ‘50s': Bonavista committee demanding answers about health care issues The Concerned Citizens Committee is looking for answers as to why the health-care issues Bonavista is facing ...