an independent bakersfield news source | July 4th, 2009

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …