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Billions may be at stake in Michael Jackson wrongful death trial
Apr 29, 2013 at 7:33 AM
Millions, and possibly billions, of dollars are at stake in a civil trial starting Monday over allegations from Michael Jackson's mother that the company promoting his comeback failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted in his death.

Well Fargo first-quarter profit surges 23 percent
Apr 12, 2013 at 7:44 AM
Wells Fargo, the nation's biggest mortgage lender, said its first-quarter profit surged 23 percent after it cut expenses.

RealtyTrac: U.S. home repossessions fell in March
Apr 11, 2013 at 7:47 AM
The number of U.S. homes repossessed by lenders last month fell to the lowest level in more than five years, the latest evidence that the nation's foreclosure crisis is abating amid an improving housing market.

Gunman holding firefighters killed; 4 hostages OK
Apr 10, 2013 at 4:04 PM
Four firefighters who responded to what seemed like a routine medical call were being held hostage Wednesday by a gunman who has barricaded himself in a home in suburban Atlanta, authorities said.

Homes for sale are down in Bakersfield, home building goes up
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Apr 6, 2013 at 4:23 PM
With so few houses for sale in Bakersfield right now, home-builders are finally seeing their business going up. Local real estate appraiser Gary Crabtree says the current supply of existing homes is at an historic low, and he sees both local and...

Homes for sale are down in Bakersfield, home building goes up
Apr 5, 2013 at 6:01 PM
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — With so few houses for sale in Bakersfield right now, home-builders are finally seeing their business going up. Local real estate appraiser Gary Crabtree says the current supply of existing homes is at an historic...
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Where U.S. economy has, and hasn't, yet recovered
Apr 4, 2013 at 7:36 AM
From household wealth to spending at stores, many of the U.S. economy's vital signs have recovered from the damage done by the Great Recession.

City in trouble: Trial under way in Stockton bankruptcy case
Mar 25, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Lawyers for the California city of Stockton said Monday it has cut its budget and services to the bone and has no choice about becoming the most populous U.S. city to enter bankruptcy.

Bakersfield's ex-NFL star has home in foreclosure
Mar 18, 2013 at 8:36 AM
Bakersfield native and former All-Pro linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals Joey Porter has been hit with foreclosure with his home in Broward County Florida.

Bakersfield's Joey Porter faces foreclosure
Mar 17, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Bakersfield native and former All-Pro linebacker for the Pittsburg Steelers and Arizona Cardinals, Joey Porter has been hit with foreclosure with his home in Florida, Broward County.

California home sales dip but still on road to recovery
Mar 15, 2013 at 1:04 PM
California homes sales dipped slightly last month and so did prices but the state still seems on the road to recovery after a five-year housing slump.

Sharp drop in U.S. homes lost to foreclosure in Feb.
Mar 14, 2013 at 8:45 AM
While the nation's foreclosure woes persist, new data show they're easing amid a resurgent housing market, rising home prices and efforts by some states to buy homeowners more time to avoid losing their homes.

Ex-NBA player from Bakersfield lived in trashed foreclosure
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Mar 5, 2013 at 11:29 AM
It wasn't the pile of beer bottles or the smashed glass on the fireplace. It wasn't even the El Camino sitting in the driveway, unable to move because it has no engine. It was the smell.

Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer U.S. cows
Feb 24, 2013 at 12:48 PM
Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them.

California should get $20 billion in big settlement with mortgage lenders
Feb 21, 2013 at 2:53 PM
California should receive at least $20.6 billion from a settlement with the nation's major mortgage lenders, the largest share of any state and about $2 billion more than expected when the agreement to assist homeowners was announced last year,...