Rihanna and Anne Hathaway join all-female cast of “Ocean’s Eleven” spin-off
Rihanna and Anne Hathaway are set to join the all-female cast of an “Ocean’s Eleven” spin-off, reports The Guardian.Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling and rapper-actor Awkwafina are also close to...
View ArticleWhy Olympians bite their gold medals
If you’ve ever wondered why victorious Olympians so often bite their medals, it’s because photographers ask them to, according to Bustle.com.Twelve-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin said about the...
View ArticleOlympic diving pool turns green
The Olympic diving pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Rio turned inexplicably green this week, a turn of events that surprised both competitors and viewers.But don’t worry, Olympic officials in...
View ArticleFive charged in connection with cutting off victim's finger
Accused of holding down a male victim and cutting off one of his fingers, Felipe Rosales appeared to find something amusing during his arraignment Wednesday afternoon.Rosales, 27, smiled as he faced...
View ArticleBirthday boy Buck gets bobblehead
Just in time for Buck’s birthday and the park’s 75th anniversary, Sam Lynn will be giving away Buck Owens Bobbleheads to the first 1,000 people in the stadium Friday.The little Buck is really neat,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bako Motorsports Power Hour - August 10, 2016
Segment 1Louis Amestoy’s last Power Hour. We talk national stuff and surprise him with a three-minute video listing the number of shows, including Power Hour, he has helped create.
View ArticleCall 811 before you dig, Kern County
From farming projects like plowing and ripping to residential projects like planting a tree or installing a fence, electric lines, gas pipes and other underground utility lines need to be properly...
View ArticleThe walls are too high in the kingdom of Ventura
Ventura County is the most verdant of California kingdoms.Just ask its princes and princesses — those fortunate enough to be able to afford to live there. The nearly 900,000 residents can pretend that...
View ArticleWho deserves blame for Kern's teen pregnancy rate? All of us
Back when I was a kid, a British-American rapper named Slick Rick had a hit song entitled "Teenage Love." No, you won't find this somewhat obscure song inside the jukebox of your local dive bar, but it...
View ArticleFuneral services for Aug. 11, 2016
Services scheduled Jesus Barrios Bracamonte, 71, Bakersfield, Aug. 6. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 11, Vida Nueva Church; memorial service 11 a.m. Aug. 12, Vida Nueva Church; interment 1:15 p.m. Aug....
View ArticleCity water users let conservation slip in June, July
As the state has relaxed its grip on local conservation standards, city water system customers have let their water savings slip, from nearly 25 percent in June to nearly 17 percent in July, the City...
View ArticleOildale gunman had expressed sympathies with ISIS, family told investigators
A 30-year-old Oildale man who gunned down his uncle and a family friend last month was an ISIS sympathizer who referred to family members as infidels and celebrated the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks,...
View ArticleTHE GRADE: Air rifle range resurrected; 'Godless liberal' running in KHSD
RIFLE RANGE RESURRECTEDUntil recently, a basement storeroom at East Bakersfield High School was a littered mess of broken down copiers, leftover desks and supplies.
View ArticleBlaze one-hits Visalia in 1-0 victory
VISALIA — Five Blaze pitchers combined on a 1-hitter as Bakersfield edged the Visalia Oaks 1-0 in Wednesday night’s California League game at Recreation Park.Tyler Pike opened the game with two perfect...
View ArticlePOWER HOUR NOTES: Amestoy fueled many changes
I had no idea what was coming 4 ½ years ago when Louis Amestoy was hired to bring a new era of digital content to what had been a pretty much print-centric Bakersfield Californian.Who would have...
View ArticleCubs complete sweep of Angels
CHICAGO — Jason Hammel extended a personal winning streak to five while the Chicago Cubs completed a four-game season sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday night.Hammel (12-5)...
View ArticleLedecky gets third gold, Franklin a first in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO — Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky won her third gold medal of the Rio Olympics by anchoring the U.S. women to victory in the 4x200 metres freestyle relay on Wednesday while struggling...
View ArticlePhillies power past Dodgers, 6-2
LOS ANGELES — Even while enjoying his best season as a power hitter, Freddy Galvis managed to astonish himself with his latest blast.Galvis hit a three-run home run and Ryan Howard added a three-run...
View ArticleFormer deputy who escaped custody last year goes missing from rehab facility
A former Kern County sheriff’s deputy who made national news after escaping from custody in the second of his three arrests in the span of a week last year has gone missing from a rehabilitation...
View ArticleWhy Trump must not be elected president
We cannot turn our country over to a snarky teenage boy: I am voting for Hillary Clinton.Though the flaws of Clinton and the other candidates may be legion, Donald Trump embodies virtually all of the...
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