Bakersfield
Perkins extinguishes fireman's sprint dreams
Aug 05, 2012 15:41 EDT
American Jimmy Watkins' medal dream came to an end at the Olympic velodrome Sunday when he was stopped at the quarter-final stage of the sprint by Australian Shane Perkins.
Sprint dream continues for American firefighter
Aug 04, 2012 15:00 EDT
Californian firefighter Jimmy Watkins blazed a trail at the Olympic Velodrome on Saturday to keep his dream of a track cycling medal alive.
US firefighter blazes through cycle sprint heats
Aug 04, 2012 09:47 EDT
Before the London Olympics, American Jimmy Watkins just wanted to improve his personal best in track cycling's marquee event of the match sprint.
Sagan wins 4th consecutive Tour of California stage
May 16, 2012 22:35 EDT
Slovakian Peter Sagan won his fourth consecutive stage of the Tour of California in fourth stage, leaving Australian Heinrich Haussler runner-up for the fourth day in a row.
Country music star Merle Haggard home from hospital
Jan 27, 2012 17:35 EST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist said.
Country star Merle Haggard home from hospital
Jan 27, 2012 17:14 EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist Tresa Redburn said.
Country music great Haggard recovering from pneumonia
Jan 25, 2012 01:17 EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country singer Merle Haggard, who was admitted to a Georgia hospital last week after illness forced him to cancel a show, was recovering from a host of health issues discovered while he was being treated for pneumonia, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Taco Bell hopes fresh food will whet diner demand
Jan 20, 2012 08:52 EST
IRVINE, Calif (Reuters) - America's No. 1 Mexican fast-food chain is ringing in 2012 with what may become its biggest menu refresh in years.
Country music legend Merle Haggard hospitalized
Jan 18, 2012 11:59 EST
(Reuters) - Country music great Merle Haggard has been admitted to a Georgia hospital with a respiratory illness that forced him to cancel a concert Tuesday night just seven minutes before taking the stage.
Country music great Haggard hospitalized with pneumonia
Jan 18, 2012 11:59 EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country music great Merle Haggard has been admitted to a Georgia hospital suffering from pneumonia and postponed the rest of his concert dates in January, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Bumpy ride for California's high-speed rail effort
Jan 13, 2012 19:41 EST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown wants to move forward with building a statewide high-speed rail system seen costing nearly $100 billion, but lawmakers are nervous about approving bonds needed to lock in federal funds to get the project under way.
Rebels are can't-see TV
Dec 06, 2011 19:00 EST
Fans frustrated that some games aren't broadcast READERS WEIGH IN. Driving 4 and a half hours to Bakersfield, Calif., on a weeknight is not what UNLV basketball fan Trevor Hayes considers the ideal road trip, but he's planning to do it on Jan. 5 for one reason.
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Nov 26, 2011 19:00 EST
In the wake of the Nov. 17 crash in Arkansas, Oklahoma State postponed home games last weekend against Grambling and Texas-Arlington, but university officials decided to resume the Cowgirls' schedule yesterday, five days after a memorial service for the victims inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Millions of escaped bees shut down highway
Oct 25, 2011 10:08 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A flatbed truck carrying hundreds of beehives overturned near a construction zone on a Utah highway, freeing millions of bees and forcing authorities to temporarily close Interstate 15, officials said on Monday.
Escaped bees temporarily shut down Utah highway
Oct 24, 2011 16:09 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Interstate 15 highway in southern Utah has been reopened and millions of bees that closed the road have been accounted for, officials said on Monday.
Escaped bees temporarily shut down Utah highway
Oct 24, 2011 14:58 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Interstate 15 highway in southern Utah has been reopened and millions of bees that closed the road have been accounted for, officials said on Monday.
Poverty rates up in most U.S. states, cities: Census
Oct 20, 2011 17:07 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ranks of the poor rose in almost all U.S. states and cities in 2010, despite the end of the longest and deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression the year before, U.S. Census data released on Thursday showed.
"Onion Field" killer denied compassionate release
Oct 18, 2011 20:38 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A terminally ill prisoner whose 1963 murder of a policeman was chronicled in the book and film "The Onion Field" was denied compassionate release on Tuesday after he said he didn't want to be freed, officials said.
Amtrak train crash in California slightly injures 18
Oct 13, 2011 03:10 EDT
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Eighteen people suffered minor injuries on Wednesday in a slow-speed crash between two Amtrak passenger trains at a railway station in Northern California, authorities said.
McGraw-Hill sells TV stations to Scripps
Oct 03, 2011 18:55 EDT
US media conglomerate McGraw-Hill said Monday it had agreed to sell nine television stations to media company E.W. Scripps for $212 million in cash.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| City of Bakersfield | |||
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| — City — | |||
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| Nickname(s): California's Country Music Capital,B-Town,Bakers,Bako, | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°22′24″N 119°01′07″W / 35.37333°N 119.01861°WCoordinates: 35°22′24″N 119°01′07″W / 35.37333°N 119.01861°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | California | ||
| County | Kern | ||
| Founded | 1869 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City Council | Mayor Harvey Hall Irma Carson Sue Benham Ken Weir David Couch Harold Hansen Jacquie Sullivan Zack Scrivner | ||
| - City Manager | Alan Tandy | ||
| - Treasurer / Finance Director | Nelson Smith | ||
| - City Clerk | Pamela McCarthy | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 140.53 sq mi (296.3 km2) | ||
| - Land | 139.23 sq mi (292.9 km2) | ||
| - Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) 1.14% | ||
| Elevation [1] | 408 ft (123 m) | ||
| Population (January 1, 2009) | |||
| - City | 333,719 | ||
| - Density | 2,184.4/sq mi (843.4/km2) | ||
| - Metro | 827,173 | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP code | 93301 - 93314 | ||
| Area code(s) | 661 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-03526 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1652668 | ||
| Website | www.bakersfieldcity.us | ||
