Empty positions, capital projects eyed for trimming in lean proposed city budget
Facing up to falling oil prices and industry layoffs, officials proposed trimming capital projects by nearly $4 million and cutting 14 vacant positions in the new proposed city budget, which debuted at...
View ArticlePearce's homer in sixth propels Rays to win over Dodgers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays hit four home runs – including a three-run go-ahead blast from Steve Pearce in the sixth – and split a two-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 8-5...
View ArticleHERB BENHAM: A new bank account and the gospel of prosperity
Recently I went to the bank to open a new account.There is something sacred about the experience. It reminded me of being a kid and having my dad take me to the bank to open my first passbook savings...
View ArticleCESAREO GARASA: Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Metalachi, the Mint ...
There’s something a bit amiss about having Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day so close to each other — one is to celebrate the first important woman in our lives and the other is to, basically, drink a...
View ArticleLGBT community pushes Disney to give Elsa a girlfriend in 'Frozen' sequel
Disney’s “Frozen” is full of smiles and music, and we don’t expect “Frozen 2” to be any different, but fans are looking for an added twist in the sequel: a lesbian?Twitter users have been spreading the...
View ArticleSan Joaquin Valley achieves decades-old ozone standard
Federal and local officials are celebrating as the San Joaquin Valley attained its first ozone standard — albeit one that dates back to the late 1970s and that most of the country achieved by the...
View ArticleGovernor Brown signs bill to raise smoking age
On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 in California, reports the Los Angeles Times.Brown also signed bills to restrict the use of e-cigarettes in...
View ArticleTow truck driver denied service because he didn't want to get 'Berned'
Ken Shupe, a tow truck driver, responded to a woman who was involved in an accident in North Carolina on Monday, reports The Washington Post.Once Shupe arrived to the scene, he decided he was going to...
View ArticleIt's 'Sinkhole de Mayo' time
The pretense that New Orleans needs a reason to party sank to a new low this week as residents of the Big Easy organized the first ever Sinkhole de Mayo.Yeah you right: Louisiana's fiesta central used...
View ArticleNew KFC-flavored edible nail polish
There's a new shade of nail polish out, and it's finger lickin' good – literally.The Colonel himself is coming out with a Kentucky Fried Chicken flavored line of nail polishes to be released in Hong...
View Article10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Today’s guide to the obscure, the possibly...
1 Disney’s “Frozen” is full of smiles and music, and we don’t expect “Frozen 2” to be any different, but some fans are looking for an added twist in the sequel. Lesbians.Twitter users have been...
View ArticleTwo arrested in separate incidents involving 'spice,' police say
Police arrested two people in separate incidents Thursday who armed themselves with cutting weapons and were believed to be under the influence of “spice,” a synthetic drug linked to violent...
View ArticleOne killed in shooting at park
A person was shot dead at Lowell Park Thursday afternoon, police said.Officers responded at 1:39 p.m. to calls of a shooting at the park in the 800 block of 4th Street. They found a male victim who was...
View ArticleA sister's goodbye: Public invited to honor Merle's faith
The message was sent to his nephew: Get here now.So Jim Haggard picked up his aunt, Lillian Haggard Rea, and the two drove through the night to Merle Haggard’s home near Redding, arriving at 5 in the...
View ArticleCHP: Woman intentionally drove into sign, tried injuring herself
A Carlsbad woman was arrested Thursday after officers say she intentionally drove her car into a sign at the entrance to the Cache Creek Platform Scale.Mojave California Highway Patrol officers...
View ArticleVIDEO: BVarsity Live Preview Show - May 5, 2016
Check out today’s BVarsity Live Preview episode, which featured former Liberty basketball coach A.J. Shearon, who recently took the job as C.J. Haydock’s top assistant at Fresno Pacific University...
View ArticlePOLITICAL SCRAMBLE: Tsk, tsk, mayoral hopefuls
TSK, TSK, MAYORAL HOPEFULSWhen you raise and spend money to run for office, you’re supposed to track and report every dollar. But one mayoral candidate is having trouble doing just that.
View ArticleFamily, attorneys lash out at law enforcement during press conference in...
Family members of David Sal Silva and the civil attorneys who represented them in a wrongful death lawsuit against Kern County that settled for $3.4 million shared harsh criticism of local law...
View ArticlePETE TITTL: Two humble local rookies that serve great food at low prices
Today I get to tell you about two small gems, restaurants you probably don’t know about that aren’t dazzling, high-budget operations but worth a visit for delicious food at very reasonable prices. The...
View ArticleSOUND OFF: Who cares what mayoral candidates think about Trump?
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