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Adam Guthrie, a 40-year-old husband, father, and barber student, died in a crosswalk collision on August 17th when a white Toyota ran a red light at North Chester and Roberts Lane—his family now urges local leaders to improve street safety in Oildale.

Nearly 60 years after Filipino farmworkers launched the Delano grape strike in 1965, the Filipino American National Historical Society Delano Chapter gathered on Saturday at Robert F. Kennedy High School—offering tours and seminars that honored the legacy of their fight for better working conditions.

On Saturday, a lottery player at Tehachapi Love's Travel Stop won $1 million by matching 5 numbers in the $1.8 billion Powerball drawing + the win was one of 18 similar prizes from tickets sold in 13 states, and the jackpot was reset to $20 million for Monday’s drawing.

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