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Best known for his quickness on the basketball court, Freddie Boyd could get from one point to another in a blink of an eye.

$WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin M...$

14/09/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it.

The embattled Republican leader essentially dared his hard-right flank to quit holding the risk of a vote to remove him from the job.

If you’re going to do it, go ahead and try, McCarthy told the Republicans behind closed doors.

“File the f——- motion,” McCarthy said, using a profanity for emphasis, according to those in the private meeting.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is telling fellow Republicans threatening to oust him: Go ahead and try. The embattled GOP leader was angry and frustrated during a closed door meeting Thursday.

14/09/2023

The Bakersfield Community Concert Association returns Sunday for its latest concert season with an award-winning world champion fiddler.

Performing dance-inspired music from around the globe, Mari Black, along with her trio, will take the audience through a "dynamic musical journey through a collage of diverse fiddle styles" including Celtic, Canadian and American fiddling, jazz and swing, tango, balkan, klezmer, folk and original compositions.

The Bakersfield Community Concert Association returns Sunday for its latest concert season with an award-winning world champion fiddler.

14/09/2023

Enjoy your coffee drinks with an extra shot of compassion on Friday courtesy of Dutch Bros.

The coffee chain will again partner with CASA of Kern County for its "Buck for Kids Day" fundraiser.

For every drink sold on Friday at Bakersfield locations, Dutch Bros will donate $1 to the nonprofit.

Enjoy your coffee drinks with an extra shot of compassion on Friday courtesy of Dutch Bros.

14/09/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal fi****ms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president’s son.

Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack co***ne, according to the indictment filed in federal court in Delaware.

Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal fi****ms charges. A federal indictment filed in Delaware says Biden lied about his drug use when he bought a firearm in 2018 while

14/09/2023

Two major traffic calming projects are moving along following a 6-1 approval by the Bakersfield City Council Wednesday night to pay for designs of what some of the city’s historically underserved communities could look like someday soon.

“Each of the improvements will enhance the walkability and bikeability of these corridors,” said Ward 2 Councilman Andrae Gonzales. “These are two projects we have been working on for quite some time and it’s something that I’m excited about for these particular areas.”

Two major traffic calming projects are moving along following a 6-1 approval by the Bakersfield City Council Wednesday night to pay for designs of what some of the city’s historically

14/09/2023

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began calling witnesses Thursday and Donald Trump came to his defense on social media as a verdict in the historic trial draws closer.

The timing of the former president's reaffirmed support for Paxton, who tried to baselessly help Trump overturn the election in 2020, comes as a jury of mostly Republican senators are on the cusp of deciding whether to remove Paxton from office over charges of corruption and bribery.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began calling witnesses Thursday and Donald Trump came to his defense on social media as a verdict in

14/09/2023

Civil rights advocates are up in arms amid an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Golden State Annex, an immigrant detention center in McFarland.

A letter, signed by 30 people currently detained at the facility, details “dangerous conditions” they attest are the direct result of negligence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and GEO Group, the private company that runs the detention center.

Civil rights advocates are up in arms amid an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Golden State Annex, an immigrant detention center in McFarland.

14/09/2023

NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next.

Republicans are responding to a late summer spike in COVID-19 by raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are on the horizon. GOP presidential hopefuls including Florida Gov.

14/09/2023

Two prominent bills by local elected officials cleared legislative hurdles Wednesday and were sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

A bill requiring all state football championship games to be played at a "neutral location" also passed through the California Legislature this week.

State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Bakersfield, introduced the bill after Shafter High School's football team became mired in mud playing for the CIF Division 5-A state title last year.

Two prominent bills by local elected officials cleared legislative hurdles Wednesday and were sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

14/09/2023

Close to 100 high school students from across Bakersfield, many dressed in heavy firefighting gear, gathered early Wednesday morning at the football stadium at Independence High.

Their goal? To climb 2,200 stairs in the bleachers, the symbolic equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center, the famed twin towers that were destroyed in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

The hijackers killed nearly 3,000, including close to 400 first-responders. It was those heroes the students were there to honor.

Close to 100 high school students from across Bakersfield, many dressed in heavy firefighting gear, gathered early Wednesday morning at the football stadium at Independence High.

13/09/2023

State Sen. Shannon Grove's bill seeking harsher penalties for child s*x traffickers cleared the last legislative hurdle and is on the governor's desk.

Senate Bill 14, seeking to classify child s*x trafficker as a serious strike, passed out of the state Senate on concurrence today.

Here is a story we wrote earlier about how this bill roiled California:

A bona fide hullabaloo exploded Thursday over legislation spearheaded by Bakersfield's state Sen. Shannon Grove that seeks to classify trafficking of minors as a serious felony, a policy initiative that

13/09/2023

A man who s*xually assaulted a teenager nine years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 107 years to life, plus six years and eight months, in prison.

Rodrigo Perez pleaded no contest to 14 felonies, including charges related to s*xually assaulting a child, kidnapping and causing great bodily injury through assault.

A man who s*xually assaulted a teenager nine years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 107 years to life, plus six years and eight months, in prison.

13/09/2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo is going on tour, and she's bringing the next generation of pop talent — as well as a beloved '90s alt-rock band — with her.

In 2024, Rodrigo will be joined by funk-and-soul up-and-comer Remi Wolf, dark pop princess Chappell Roan, song of the summer contender PinkPantheress and perhaps most surprisingly, the Breeders (fronted by the Pixies' Kim Deal), across a 57-date run.

Olivia Rodrigo is going on tour and she’s bringing the next generation of pop talent, as well as a beloved ’90s alt-rock band, with her. In 2024, Rodrigo will be

13/09/2023

The Bakersfield Fire Department is looking for a man accused of starting a fire at SecurCare Self Storage that ultimately caused major damage to several storage units and their contents, a news release issued Tuesday said.

The Bakersfield Fire Department is looking for a man accused of starting a fire at SecurCare Self Storage that ultimately caused major damage to several storage units and their contents,

13/09/2023

A former top state oil regulator filed a lawsuit this week alleging he was effectively fired by the Newsom administration for objecting to orders in January that he implement a law that was about to be placed on hold because of an industry-funded voter referendum.

Former State Oil and Gas Supervisor Uduak-Joe Ntuk claims in the suit he was “forced and coerced to resign” nine days after filing a whistleblower complaint that also raised concerns about the legality of a plan to halt all new drilling permits statewide “without statutory authority or regulations.”

A former top state oil regulator filed a lawsuit this week alleging he was effectively fired by the Newsom administration for objecting to orders in January that he implement a

13/09/2023

A Kern County Superior Court judge granted a request to postpone a sentencing hearing Wednesday for a couple convicted of killing their adopted toddler, Orrin West, because defense attorneys need more time to file "additional information" for the judge to consider.

A Kern County Superior Court judge granted a request to postpone a sentencing hearing Wednesday for a couple convicted of killing their adopted toddler, Orrin West, because defense attorneys need

13/09/2023

Sometimes addiction can make us feel like we're chained to it. Even when our spirit has the ability to soar.

So said Deacon Francis Moore, a center coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Center on Baker Street.

Moore should know. He works at the ground-level with homeless individuals — he calls them family — who often struggle with addiction, but come to the center each morning for coffee, breakfast and maybe a shower.

On Tuesday afternoon, Moore led a memorial and prayer service for a regular guest of the center, Preston A. Musquez, 41, who died across the street from the center in east Bakersfield late last month, the result of an apparent drug overdose.

Sometimes addiction can make us feel like we're chained to it. Even when our spirit has the ability to soar.

13/09/2023

A Bakersfield man was among eight people arrested in the Visalia area over the weekend on suspicion of soliciting prostitution during a s*x trafficking operation.

Six women, victims of human trafficking, were rescued, a news release from the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said.

A Bakersfield man was among eight people arrested in the Visalia area over the weekend on suspicion of soliciting prostitution during a s*x trafficking operation.

13/09/2023

A Kern County man facing capital punishment after he was convicted more than 40 years ago in the clubbing murder of a 29-year-old woman died Tuesday from natural causes.

Ronald L. Sanders, 71, died at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, state correctional officers said. Sanders was sentenced to die in March 1982 for killing Janice Dishroon Allen.

According to The Californian's archives, Allen and her boyfriend were bound and gagged while Sanders robbed their apartment for co***ne in 1981. The boyfriend survived after he was hit on his head.

A Kern County man facing capital punishment after he was convicted more than 40 years ago in the clubbing murder of a 29-year-old woman died Tuesday from natural causes.

12/09/2023

A woman was acquitted of crashing into a pickup truck and leaving the scene after a public defender proved any alleged damage to the vehicle predated the crash, according to the Kern County Public Defender's Office.

Courtney Harris, 28, was charged with two misdemeanors: a hit and run resulting in property damage and obstructing an officer. She was acquitted Tuesday.

A woman was acquitted of crashing into a pickup truck and leaving the scene after a public defender proved any alleged damage to the vehicle predated the crash, according to

12/09/2023

A jury acquitted a man last week of felony charges related to attempting to kidnap his ex-girlfriend in Bakersfield though he was found guilty of violating a protective order, according to the Kern County Public Defender's Office.

A jury acquitted a man last week of felony charges related to attempting to kidnap his ex-girlfriend in Bakersfield though he was found guilty of violating a protective order, according

12/09/2023

OPINION: Obesity, a growing epidemic in Kern County, has long been recognized as a significant health concern. However, the current Medicare policy that excludes coverage for anti-obesity medications is not only outdated but also discriminatory. It's time for Congress to act and pass the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to address this issue and promote health equity while saving millions of dollars for the health care system.

Obesity, a growing epidemic in Kern County, has long been recognized as a significant health concern. However, the current Medicare policy that excludes coverage for anti-obesity medications is not only

12/09/2023

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing.

Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were indicted in U.S. District Court in Memphis. The four-count indictment charges them with deprivation of rights under the color of law through excessive force and failure to intervene, and through deliberate indifference; conspiracy to witness tampering; and obstruction of justice through witness tampering.

Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. The former officers were indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court

12/09/2023

The mastermind leading seven people to submit more than 400 false California Employment Development Department claims, collecting millions for luxury vehicles and jewelry, carried out his plan while locked up in Tehachapi's California Correctional Institution by tracking everything on hard-copy ledgers, according to federal prosecutors.

Telvin Breaux, 31, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of aggravated identity theft and a single count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The EDD could have distributed nearly $25 million of taxpayers' money if each of the 400 claims were approved, a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District said, but only $5.4 million was handed out of which some wasn't distributed to the defendants.

The mastermind leading seven people to submit more than 400 false California Employment Development Department claims, collecting millions for luxury vehicles and jewelry, carried out his plan while locked up

12/09/2023

A Bakersfield motorist died Monday while driving a flatbed tow truck — on which sat a Mazda with passengers — after he sped and lost control of the truck in the Kern River Valley, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A Bakersfield motorist died Monday while driving a flatbed tow truck — on which sat a Mazda with passengers — after he sped and lost control of the truck in

12/09/2023

Kern farmers took in 7% less money from crop sales last year than they did in 2021, according to a new county report that people in the industry interpreted Monday as a wake-up call about risks to the local economy.

The decline following a 9% increase in 2021 was a rare instance of local grower receipts falling from one year to the next. It reflects financial harm from low commodity prices and impacts from limited water supplies during what was an unusually hot year.

Kern farmers took in 7% less money from crop sales last year than they did in 2021, according to a new county report that people in the industry interpreted Monday

12/09/2023

OPINION: Regarding the recent vandalism of a retail store in Bakersfield, I send my regrets to those many businesses in every part of our city affected by lawlessness taking place in our society today.

As one of seven Bakersfield City Council members, I believe my work and record should benefit all people in Bakersfield, as well as the people in the southwest part of Bakersfield, Ward 6, which elected me.

A constituent in my council ward recently had back-to-back break-ins and applied for a Business Security Improvement grant that others in Bakersfield have successfully obtained to help add protection like security lights, cameras, etc., but they were denied by our government. Why?

Regarding the recent vandalism of a retail store in Bakersfield, I send my regrets to those many businesses in every part of our city affected by lawlessness taking place in

12/09/2023

Active local seniors may not know about a great resource available to them through Cal State Bakersfield.

Open to retirees and those over the age of 60, the CSUB 60+ Club promotes personal enrichment through lifelong learning, social activities and volunteerism in the campus environment.

The club utilizes the resources of the university and the experiences of its members to be the best it can be. Members are asked to share skills and ideas.

Active local seniors may not know about a great resource available to them through Cal State Bakersfield.

12/09/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election.

McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee's investigation so far has found a “culture of corruption” around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings of the president's son, Hunter Biden, from before the Democratic president took office.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he's directing a House committee to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The Republican leader faces mounting pressure from his right flank to

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