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Bakersfield puts Harry Belafonte to sleep

Written on 18 Oct, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

OK, time to let the jokes about Bakersfield fly. People apparently fall asleep just at the mention of the place. That’s what happened Friday on the morning show at KBAK-KBFX when legendary calypso singer Harry Belfonte in New York dozed... (Continue reading)

Unusually swift river currents, inexperience lead to Kern River drownings

Written on 29 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

As summer vacationers and warmer temperatures increase, river enthusiasts are being warned to use extreme caution in and around the Kern River. Two bodies were retrieved and several rescues made last weekend as rescue crews battled raging waters from a... (Continue reading)

Four more radio stations drop Glenn Beck

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The controversy over right wing radio talk show host Glenn Beck continues with the news that Buckley Radio is dropping the hot-button program from four of its stations in Connecticut. [Media Matters] Buckley officials announced Beck would be removed from... (Continue reading)

Doctor dies in estranged boyfriend’s chimney

Written on 3 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

A prominent physician’s body was discovered wedged in her estranged boyfriend’s chimney after she attempted to break into his Bakersfield home. [Time] Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, had been in an off and on relationship with William Moodie. On Aug. 26, after... (Continue reading)

BP collecting millions from feds for Bakersfield plant

Written on 8 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

The federal government plans to spend more than $300 million to build a new power plant in Kern County, part of a joint venture involving the controversial British Petroleum. [California Watch] The U.S. Department of Energy announced the grant last... (Continue reading)

PG&E facing customer revolt

Written on 2 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 13 comments

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has halted installation of the so-called “smart utility meter” in Bakersfield after hundreds of customers complained that the readings weren’t accurate.  [Bloomberg News] The meters, designed as the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s push to... (Continue reading)