A's down Angels in 10th to avert sweep
ANAHEIM — The Oakland Athletics really haven't been a part of the American League West race since April, as they have resided at or near the bottom of the standings for most of the season.But that...
View ArticleThe path to ‘traditional’ Japan passes through Kyoto
I had been in Japan for about a week and I had yet to go to Kyoto, Japan’s former capital about 280 miles west of Tokyo.あのう、すみません。京都へ行くバスがどこにありますか (Excuse me, where are the buses that go to Kyoto?) I...
View ArticleLast Word: The joys of DIY
We live in an old house, in an old neighborhood, in an old part of town. What the houses share, in addition to charm, is that most are falling apart. What many of us strive for is to maintain our...
View ArticleWhat's Cooking: Mango chicken pasta
In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of water (seasoned with kosher salt) to a boil for the fettuccine. Find the cook time on the pasta packaging and add pasta to the boiling water. Shorten that time by...
View ArticleFire in Hart Flat area 75 percent contained
Fires that erupted along railroad tracks between Hart Flat and Keene on Thursday have burned a total of 224 acres and are 75 percent contained, Kern County firefighters said.No injuries were reported...
View ArticleQuick response from nearby workers helps stop fire in Bear Valley
Fast action by crew members from Witten Logging Company, contract wood cutters for the bark beetle-infested trees in Bear Valley Springs, saw a vegetation fire start just down the road from where they...
View ArticleFuneral services for Aug. 6, 2016
Services scheduled Darlene LaVerne Periman, 82, Bakersfield, Aug. 4. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Aug. 8, Basham-Hopson Funeral Care; service 10 a.m. Aug. 8, Basham-Hopson Funeral Care. Basham-Hopson...
View ArticleAlleged drunken driver charged with murder
A 30-year-old man accused of driving under the influence when he broadsided another vehicle, killing its driver, has been charged with murder.Prosecutors also charged Lorenzo Alonzo with gross...
View ArticleDeputies' use of force in shooting gun-wielding Rosamond man within policy
Two deputies who shot and injured a shotgun-wielding man in Rosamond last month were justified in their use of force, a Kern County Sheriff’s Office Incident Review Board has determined.The actions of...
View ArticleNew general manager for Rabobank Arena
Jon Dorman, the general manager of Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield’s largest public entertainment venue, is out after less than three years at the helm and AEG employee Steve Eckerson is in, City Manager...
View Article10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Today’s guide to the obscure, the possibly...
1 A tiny black and brown chihuahua named Chakita Isabella is looking for a new home.On Friday, Julie Johnson, executive director of the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center, brought Chakita on the...
View ArticlePETE TITTL: Lengthwise generates buzz at new location
One of the local entrepreneurial success stories of the past decade and beyond has been Lengthwise Brewing Co., now open at three distinctly different locations: The Marketplace (small, with a clubby...
View ArticleTHE DISH: Lumberjacks headed to Bakersfield
When it comes to hearty diners, Bakersfield’s got a full cord but “wood” you like another option? Excuse the wordplay, but the humorously themed Lumberjacks is swinging its ax at the local dining...
View ArticleThinking like a thief, police warn of car burglaries
A laptop computer, an iPad and two credit cards were among the items police saw in plain view inside vehicles parked downtown Friday, as they inspected more than 100 to warn motorists who might be in...
View ArticleHuman cases of West Nile virus reported in Kern
The first human cases of West Nile virus this season have been reported in Kern County, the Kern County Public Health Services Department announced Friday.Two people have been diagnosed with the...
View ArticleKern loses fire engine to Sobranes Fire
Kern County fire engine No. 21 burned up in the Sobranes Fire in Northern California recently, according to Fire Chief Brian Marshall.“It’s unfortunate, but it does happen,” he said of the incident,...
View ArticleWright stuff: Red Sox roll over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Knuckleballer Steven Wright threw a complete-game shutout, and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 9-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers before an announced sellout crowd of 52,728 at Dodger...
View ArticleMariners rough up Lincecum, Angels
SEATTLE — If the sun is setting on Tim Lincecum's baseball career, and all indications are that the glow is darkening, the Los Angeles Angels’ 32-year-old pitcher isn't quite ready to turn out the...
View ArticleBrazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de...
View ArticleStabler: Natural-born ambassador for the game
CANTON, Ohio — Something was missing when the name Ken Stabler was called out at Thursday's Pro Football Hall of Fame Gold Jacket ceremony for the Class of 2016.Not counting the jacket itself — we'll...
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