Blaze pitchers two-hit Storm
Three pitchers combined on a two-hitter and Chantz Mack and Arby Fields had two doubles and two RBIs apiece to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to an 8-0 victory over the Lake Elsinore Storm on Star Wars Day...
View ArticleDodgers score five in ninth to beat Rockies
DENVER — Even by the no-lead-is-safe standards of Coors Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 12-10 win Sunday over the Colorado Rockies defied belief.The Dodgers jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the third...
View ArticleAppeals court reverses $1.38 million award to Kern Health Systems
An appeals court has reversed a jury’s decision that awarded Kern Health Systems $1.38 million in a lawsuit the agency filed accusing an auditing firm of fraud.The 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los...
View ArticleBrady's four-game ban reinstated by appeals court
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Monday reinstated New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for his role in Deflategate.Based on a 2-1 vote of a three-judge...
View ArticleCurry out at least two weeks with MCL sprain
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is expected to miss several weeks after an MRI exam Monday morning revealed a Grade 1 medial collateral ligament sprain in his right knee.He will be...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Swimmers make a splash at Clovis West
In a precursor for what to expect at the Central Section Championships in May, a handful of Kern County swimmers fared well at the Clovis West Invitational on April 16.Frontier sophomore Ariane Skeggs...
View ArticleFuneral services for April 26, 2016
Services pending Sally T. Van Alstein, 86, Bakersfield, April 20. Greenlawn Funeral Home Southwest.
View ArticleStormy weather causes damage to local orchards
Gusty winds and rain over the weekend brought scattered reports of losses in Kern County orchards as local growers braced for the possibility even more damage later this week.People working in local...
View ArticleVineland teachers threaten mass resignations; superintendent calls many 'lazy'
Teachers at Vineland School District protested over months of stalled salary negotiations at a board meeting Monday and are threatening mass resignations if they don’t receive a 9 percent pay bump.More...
View ArticleClippers lose Paul as Blazers even series
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Los Angeles Clippers didn't just lose Game 4 of their first-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night at the Moda Center. They lost their point guard,...
View ArticleTrial begins for father charged with murdering man who molested his daughter
A Lake Isabella man took the law into his own hands and pummeled another man to death after discovering the man had molested his daughter, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.Raymond Tenorio stewed for...
View ArticlePujols homers twice to power Angeles past Royals
ANAHEIM — Albert Pujols hit two home runs and Mike Trout added a third to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night in front of 31,061 at Angel...
View ArticleUtley reviving his career with Dodgers
DENVER -- Chase Utley has revived his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and has done it batting leadoff, no less.The Dodgers acquired Utley, 37, from the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 19 in exchange...
View ArticleMarlins give Mattingly victory in return to Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES -- Giancarlo Stanton homered, and the Miami Marlins provided a joyful return for former Dodgers manager Don Mattingly with a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night at Dodger...
View ArticleNashville forces Game 7 with Ducks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On the brink of elimination from their first round Western Conference series with the Anaheim Ducks, the Nashville Predators survived and are headed for a place they’ve never...
View ArticleRenegades finish 7th in WSC season finale
Bakersfield College’s men’s golf season ended on Monday in a 36-hole Western State Conference finale at Rio Bravo Golf Club.Brad Chamberlain shot a team-best seven-over-par-79 in his first 18-hole...
View ArticleWeakening the Clean Air Act is a really bad idea
I would like to thank Lois Henry for calling attention to HR4775, aka the Clean Air Act Modernization Bill, sponsored by our own Kevin McCarthy. For once, McCarthy is trying to move something that will...
View ArticleWe can't harvest from our own yard
Note to all prospective mayors and any other politicians who mention jobs and new businesses in their candidate interviews: You can scratch that objective from your top-three list. If our city council...
View ArticleHere's where you can put your reboot
I agree with the premise of the April 22 article “Our welfare system needs a serious reboot” by Danny Morrison, but were of the things he didn't mention was childcare needs and the fathers who helped...
View ArticleSpontaneous combustion caused restaurant fire
Spontaneous combustion of cleaning rags ignited a blaze that damaged a Bakersfield sandwich shop Monday evening. Too Fat Sandwiches in the 700 block of 18th Street sustained an estimated $5,000 in...
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