Rawhide offense comes alive late to beat Blaze
VISALIA – The Visalia Rawhide erased a three-run deficit with seven runs over three innings late in the game to beat the Bakersfield Blaze 7-3 on Sunday.Bakersfield starting pitcher Andrew Moore had...
View ArticleWeber's goal helps Predators past Ducks in Game 2
ANAHEIM -- Shea Weber and Craig Smith scored in the second period to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in the second game of their Stanley Cup Western Conference...
View Article10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Today’s guide to the obscure, the possibly...
1 Members of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, who are convening in the historic gold-mining town of Havilah, aren’t planning to debate any controversial issues Tuesday. The public meeting at Kern...
View Article‘Open Up’ offers variety, introspection during weekday morning show
Those seeking a little variety in their weekday morning shows need look no further than “Open Up: With Don and Tina.”The show streams worldwide on Bakersfield.com every Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. and...
View ArticleLocal man gets nearly five years in child porn case
A 58-year-old Bakersfield man, Timothy Brian Grayson, was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months in prison for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.Between...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 18 months for laser strike
Pablo Cesar Sahagun, 26, a citizen of Mexico and resident of Bakersfield, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Kern County sheriff’s helicopter, the U.S....
View ArticleFIRST LOOK: Four candidates featured in second round of ‘Mayoral Mondays’
With 18 more candidates to interview, radio hosts at The Californian wasted no time getting to know their next mayor this week.On Monday’s “First Look with Scott Cox,” four of the 25 candidates were...
View ArticleBLOG: Purdy resigns as boys basketball coach at Stockdale
Dave Purdy told The Californian he resigned last week as the boys basketball coach at Stockdale.Purdy, the BVarsity Boys Basketball Coach of the Year in 2011-12 while at Ridgeview, has an overall...
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Members of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, who are convening in the historic gold-mining town of Havilah, aren’t planning to debate any controversial issues Tuesday. The public meeting at Kern...
View ArticleOildale store shut down after spice seizure
Kern County Public Health Services essentially shut down a food and tobacco store in Oildale for 30 days Monday after sheriff’s deputies seized “spice” there during a search, officials said Monday.The...
View ArticleGET, local government make local bus stops wheelchair accessible
Try boarding a bus by wheelchair where someone has parked a car in front of the bus stop. Or there’s no curb cut-out allowing access from the sidewalk to the street. Or there’s no sidewalk to begin...
View ArticleBHS sophomore Stapp commits to CSUB men's hoops
Bakersfield High sophomore Ronnie Stapp committed to Cal State Bakersfield on Friday.“It’s simple. I want to stay with my family, stay in town,” Stapp said. “It’s a perfect fit for me.”
View ArticleFor Condors, time for reflection and a look to next season
One win. A mere two points. That was how close the Bakersfield Condors came to making the playoffs in their inaugural American Hockey League season.
View ArticleFor military kids, a surprise homecoming from dad
When 8-year-old Baylian McCrea and his little sister, Brynlee, woke up Monday morning, they knew it was going to be a good week.Their father, Staff Sgt. Trevor McCrea, spent the last seven months...
View ArticleGun store owners call burglary attempt 'industrial-strength stupid'
Here’s a little advice to anyone who would try to pull off a burglary like the one two suspected gang members and a juvenile are alleged to have attempted Sunday morning at a gun shop along Rosedale...
View Article21st Congressional money race: It's Valadao, Huerta, Parra
Emilio Huerta has blown past fellow Democrat Daniel Parra in 21st Congressional District fundraising but still lags way behind incumbent Republican David Valadao, according to federal campaign-finance...
View ArticleFuneral services for April 19, 2016
Services scheduled James Arnold Goslin, 87, Tehachapi, April 15 in Bakersfield. Service 11 a.m. April 22, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 600 Anita Drive, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral...
View ArticleAngels blank White Sox 7-0
CHICAGO – The Los Angeles Angels scored five first-inning runs and Hector Santiago matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts and allowed only two hits over seven innings in a 7-0 win over the Chicago...
View ArticlePearson's OT goal lifts Kings to Game 3 win over Sharks
SAN JOSE -- Tanner Pearson scored at 3:47 of overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center Monday night.Pearson's overtime winner enabled Los Angeles to cut...
View ArticleNBA playoffs: Curry-less Warriors cruise past Rockets
OAKLAND – Shaun Livingston, subbing for injured Stephen Curry, began and ended a key fourth-quarter spurt with baskets Monday night as the Golden State Warriors won a second straight from the Houston...
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