9 March 2010, 11:50 pm
In only his third game for Bakersfield, Alade Aminu poured in a game-high 29 points and filled the rest of the stat sheet with 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks before fouling out late to help the Jam battle back from a 17-point deficit and beat Reno 118-112. Despite playing without leading sco... Read More »
9 March 2010, 5:59 pm
Kern County Supervisor Michael Rubio is urging people who live in county parts of the Bakersfield area to check their Pacific Gas & Electric Co. bills and ensure they're not being charged the city of Bakersfield's "franchise surcharge." A constituent told Rubio's office he's apparently been paying t... Read More »
9 March 2010, 4:29 pm
A bitter dispute over the city of Bakersfield's tow truck policy could be decided Wednesday night when the City Council meets. A committee's majority and minority reports are both up for consideration, though the full council is not bound by either proposal.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 11:28 am
A gun scare at Bakersfield College forces school officials to close the cafeteria Tuesday morning.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 10:37 am
SAN FRANCISCO — In a Monday interview on a California radio talk show, Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said he is gay. The public confession came just days after his drunken-driving arrest led to reports that before the police stop, the conservative lawmaker had attended a gay nightclub.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 10:50 pm
Bakersfield College golfer Daniel Russell shot a 73 to tie for the low round at the Western State Conference mini-tournament Monday at Rio Bravo Country Club. BC finished with a score of 381, one stroke behind first-place Ventura (380). College of the Canyons (384) was third, followed by Santa Barba... Read More »
8 March 2010, 6:03 pm
Roy Ashburn, a Republican state senator in California, said Monday that he is gay. The disclosure raises new questions about gay Republicans’ place within the conservative movement.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 5:44 pm
In a Monday morning interview on a California radio talk show, Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said he is gay. The public confession comes just days after his drunken-driving arrest led to reports that before the police stop, the conservative lawmaker had attended a gay nightclub.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 1:41 pm
Bakersfield College sophomore Bobby Fisher, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound forward from Chicago, has been named Co-MVP of the Western State Conference South Division team. Fisher, who led the Renegades (23-6) to a second-place finish in conference play and into the Southern California Regional Championships,... Read More »
5 March 2010, 5:12 pm
Bakersfield police officers were at the scene of a shooting that happened around 4:45 p.m. on Friday at an auto parts store.... Read More »