Dodgers trying to set Pederson up for success
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers first-year manager Dave Roberts said it unequivocally midway through spring training -- Joc Pederson would be his center fielder.Two weeks into the season, Roberts’ lineup...
View ArticleNo respect for artists
Wow! What a slap in the face to all artists! The April 18 edition of Ask TBC answered the question, “What is the 150th anniversary celebration costing the county?” The answer was $55,000. Then the...
View ArticlePeyton Manning to speak Wednesday for private local event
Super Bowl-winning quarterback Peyton Manning is in Bakersfield on Wednesday to serve as the keynote speaker for Hoffmann Hospice’s annual “Voices of Inspiration” event at the Rabobank Convention...
View ArticleMcGregor out of UFC 200, may have retired
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor posted Tuesday on Twitter that he “decided to retire young.”McGregor added, “Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later.”
View ArticleFuneral services for April 20, 2016
Services scheduledFrank Anaya, 87, Bakersfield, April 17. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. and Rosary 6 p.m. April 24, Basham-Hopson Funeral Care, 620 Oregon St. Graveside service 10 a.m. April 25, Bakersfield...
View ArticleDodgers' defense struggles in loss to Braves
ATLANTA -- Tyler Flowers matched his career high with four hits and drove in two runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 Tuesday and extend their winning streak to four...
View ArticleWildflowers and good cheer enliven supes' Havilah meeting
One hundred and fifty years ago Kern County was carved out of three other counties by tough, resourceful pioneers who wanted to govern themselves.On Tuesday county officials celebrated the...
View ArticleHartley throws complete-game shutout to lift BC past LA Valley
VAN NUYS — Hudson Hartley struck out six and held Los Angeles Valley College to just six hits in a 7-0 complete-game shutout on Tuesday.BC (20-11, 11-5) was also helped by a powerful offensive showing,...
View ArticleMotion denied to reduce sentence for woman convicted in Dorothy Session murder
A Kern County judge Tuesday denied a motion to reduce the sentence of a woman convicted of murder in the death of 81-year-old Dorothy Session, finding her sentence of 25 years to life in prison did not...
View ArticleBC softball uses walk-off homer to earn split
Alyssa Gonzales’ three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Bakersfield College softball past L.A. Valley 9-6 to give the Renegades a split of a doubleheader with the Monarchs on...
View ArticleLatos, White Sox blank Angels
CHICAGO -- Coming out of spring training, Mat Latos remained a major question mark for the Chicago White Sox.Three starts into the season, all of the doubts seem to have been erased.
View ArticleVIDEO: BVarsity Nightly for April 19: Stockdale vs Liberty softball and...
Video highlights of Stockdale vs Liberty in Southwest Yosemite League softball action, plus a walk-off in the Stockdale-Liberty baseball game.All right here.
View ArticleFreshman's key hit keeps Stockdale undefeated in SWYL
The Oakes-Nieblas family tree has many softball branches, and another one has sprouted.It started out with longtime area coach Wayland Oakes, moved to his daughter Shannon Nieblas and then to daughter...
View ArticleBAKERSFIELD OBSERVED: A blog about life, media, politics and people
DARWIN AWARDS: Just how stupid were the three young men who broke into Second Amendment Sports and were arrested after being trapped inside? Never at a loss for words, another local gun shop owner, the...
View ArticleDucks shutout Predators to stay alive in series
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Whether it was a change in goalies or just better defense overall, the Anaheim Ducks came up with the result they needed to produce their first win in their Western Conference...
View ArticleTaft clinches first boys tennis league title
Taft won an historic South Sequoia League championship in boys tennis Tuesday when it beat Bakersfield Christian 5-4 at home. It’s the Wildcats’ first outright boys tennis league title in school...
View ArticleAs Flint's water goes, so goes California's
Like all Americans, Californians feel a combination of shock and anger at the unfolding water crisis in Flint, Mich.During the past few months, we learned that local officials sworn to protect Flint...
View ArticleHow could Obamacare predictions be so wrong?
The president wants Obamacare to be his legacy achievement.It may well be.
View ArticleCow burps: Let's put a cork in it
I used to frequent a bar on the Upper East Side. This wasn’t Manhattan’s Upper East Side, it was in Bakersfield. The joint was called Amestoy’s On The Hill. It was a place like “Cheers” in the daytime,...
View ArticleIt's not lung cancer or spider bites: It's Cocci, and it's killing
Can you imagine fighting every day through extreme weakness and pain to care for your children, to go to work, or just to keep breathing? Valley Fever can do that to you.Now imagine the frustration of...
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