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Local & Regional 'Player of the Year' shot at east Bakersfield party 'Player of the Year' shot at east Bakersfield party (Photo Gallery)
Two teens were shot at a party in East Bakersfield early Sunday, one of them was the Hometown Sports Player of the Year, 18-year-old Kamari Cotton-Moya, a stand-out athlete from Ridgeview high. The other, also an 18-year-old and also a football player was identified as Kolin Jones, who played for Frontier high.

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Local & Regional 'Player of the Year' shot at east Bakersfield party (Photo Gallery)
Two teens were shot at a party in East Bakersfield early Sunday, one of them was the Hometown Sports Player of the Year, 18-year-old Kamari Cotton-Moya, a stand-out athlete from Ridgeview high. The other, also an 18-year-old and also a football player was identified as Kolin Jones, who played for Frontier high.

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say 18-year-old Braxton Bielski bagged the record gator last week at Choke Canyon State Park, about 90 miles south of San Antonio.

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Technology Expectations high for unveiling of next Xbox on Tuesday
Microsoft will likely take aim at Sony during Tuesday's next-generation Xbox unveiling at its headquarters in Redmond. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the last one, Xbox 360.
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Technology Labor group says Apple making progress at Foxconn
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