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Bako Peeps On The Scene: L.A. Staples Center, Michael Jackson’s Hollywood Star

Bakersfield Anime fans are in Los Angeles on Friday for an Anime Expo. Only, some aren’t Twittering...

2 Biker Gang Members Busted In Kern Valley

While there were witness reports of a car chase Friday evening, no Bakersfield TV stations reported any...

North Bakersfield: Are Fireworks To Blame For 5 Fires On Highway 99?

Fire officials said five fires broke out along Highway 99 in north Bakersfield Friday afternoon but didn’t...

Death On Highway 46; Expect Long Delays

It’s already a day of car fires and fatal traffic accidents on July Fourth weekend. According to the...

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MEDIA MADNESS: July 4th In The News: $1,500 Fines, Strange Kitten Tales, Devilish Twitpics, And More…

MEDIA MADNESS: July 4th In The News: $1,500 Fines, Strange Kitten Tales, Devilish Twitpics, And More…

July 4th is here and you’re wondering what kind of news could possibly be on the horizon?

For starters, have a safe holiday. Not everyone will be. Otherwise, why would the Kern County Fire Department and Kern County Sheriff’s Department have a Task Force prepared to bust you for a $1,500 fine for illegal fireworks?

According to the Kern County Fire Department, The Kern County Fire Department’s Arson Investigations Unit along with the Kern County’s Sheriff’s Office operates the Fireworks Task Force over the 3rd, 4th and 5th of …

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Bako Peeps On The Scene: L.A. Staples Center, Michael Jackson’s Hollywood Star

Bako Peeps On The Scene: L.A. Staples Center, Michael Jackson’s Hollywood Star

Bakersfield Anime fans are in Los Angeles on Friday for an Anime Expo. Only, some aren’t Twittering about Anime but rather about the media frenzy and show of force by the LAPD around Staples Center in relation to the death of pop star Michael Jackson.

On Friday morning, Oscar Arellano, of Bakersfield, wrote on Twitter that the “streets surrounding Staples center have been closed since Wednesday. Police are guarding 24/7.”

While the Anime Expo is at the Los Angeles Convention Center, that’s right next to the Staples Center in …

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Bird Gets Electrocuted At Baseball Game

Bird Gets Electrocuted At Baseball Game

The Bakersfield Blaze minor league baseball team seems to have a fiery effect even on passing birds as a great blue heron was seen electrocuted on an electrical tower at a recent game.

According to ABC23, during the Blaze game against Visalia on Monday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark, a great blue heron flew into an electrical tower behind the right field wall at the ballpark.

But did anyone cry fowl? No. If anything, the crowd seemed delighted!

The video shows the heron flying right into the tower and then …

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Hey chingpea, ‘Is It Cheating If I’m With Someone, But Thinking Of Another?’

Hey chingpea, ‘Is It Cheating If I’m With Someone, But Thinking Of Another?’

I’ve been emotionally torn lately. I’m in a fresh, new relationship and I’m happy but I find myself still daydreaming about my ex. Does that mean I’m not over her yet? I don’t know if we ever really had closure. We’re still friends. She’s actually still my best friend, but things just didn’t work out for us and that’s okay. We’ve accepted that.

How do you get closure if you’re still friends? Does closure really help on ending the romantic part of relationship? Will it stop me from …

July 3, 2009 | 11 comments | Read More »

RANDOM AND WEIRD

Bird Gets Electrocuted At Baseball Game

Bird Gets Electrocuted At Baseball Game

The Bakersfield Blaze minor league baseball team seems to have a fiery effect even on passing birds as a great blue...

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment | Read More »
Squirmy Wormy Suicide

Squirmy Wormy Suicide

Why do worms commit squirmy wormy suicide when it rains or when sprinklers turn on? In Bakersfield, Calif., the temperatures have been...

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Man Gets New Round Head

Man Gets New Round Head

According to ABC23, Lee Lyle, of Bakersfield, Calif., had a huge indentation in the side his head for more than a...

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SPORTS

Commentary: Are Condors Trying To Shake Up The ECHL?

While Pep Fernandez of ABC23 called the Condors latest off-season player additions of Pierre Luc...

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Junior Varsity Sports Only Guaranteed One More School Year

Everywhere there’s a budget crisis within the school systems of Kern County. The latest regarded...

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Bird Gets Electrocuted At Baseball Game

The Bakersfield Blaze minor league baseball team seems to have a fiery effect even on...

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Big NBA Man Robert Swift Puts On Celtic Green For Summer

Looks like former BHS star Robert Swift of the NBA has donned Boston “Celtic Green.” According...

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Visalia Edge Blaze 5-4, End Bako Win Streak

The Bakersfield Blaze had not lost a game against the Visalia Rawhide in their last...

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