[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Bakersfield officials hope to accomplish dual goals — train local tech workers and help people who lost income during the pandemic — with a contract now under negotiation with Fresno-based software hub Bitwise Industries. On Wednesday the City Council voted 6-0 to authorize City Manager Christian Clegg to...
Obama Joked That Trump Might Have to Get Dragged Out of the White House by Navy SEALs if He Keeps Refusing to Concede
[aggregation-styles] Business Insider Former President Barack Obama joked that President Donald Trump could be removed from the White House by Navy SEALs if he refused to leave on Inauguration Day. Obama appeared on Thursday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," where Kimmel riffed about what might happen if an unnamed person —...
Police K9 Aids Arrest of Bakersfield Couple in North Dakota Meth Bust
[aggregation-styles] KX Net Two Bakersfield residents are in custody after North Dakota police found nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine, two loaded handguns and a large amount of cash during a traffic stop. According to the Dickinson Police Department, Cory Garrett and Sarah Kyle were pulled over around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday...
Fresno Bishop Urges Catholics Not to ‘Jump on the COVID-19 Vaccine Bandwagon’
[aggregation-styles] The Los Angeles Times Citing ethical concerns about the use of embryonic stem cells in vaccine development, Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno is urging Catholics not to “jump on the COVID-19 vaccine bandwagon.” In a video shared by the diocese this week, Brennan said the race...
Murder by Bakersfield School Principal Gets ‘Dateline’ Treatment Friday
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Californian A high-profile local murder case involving a Bakersfield elementary school principal will be the subject of NBC’s “Dateline” program Friday night. The episode, “Point Blank,” which airs at 9 p.m., explores the murder of 45-year-old Todd Chance, who was found dead of a gunshot wound in a rural...
Owner of Fig Garden Village, Visalia Mall Expected to Buy JC Penney
[aggregation-styles] The Sun Gazette The company that owns Fresno's Fig Garden Village and the Visalia Mall is close to adding troubled retailer JC Penney to its portfolio. Brookfield Properties is close to buying the long-struggling department store chain in hopes of holding on to other retail stores. JC Penney is...
The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. Why Are We Still Scrubbing Surfaces?
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription HONG KONG — At Hong Kong’s deserted airport, cleaning crews constantly spray baggage trolleys, elevator buttons and check-in counters with antimicrobial solutions. In New York City, workers continually disinfect surfaces on buses and subways. In London, many pubs spent lots of money on intensive...
Can Trump Actually Stage a Coup and Stay in Office for a Second Term?
[aggregation-styles] The Guardian Joe Biden won the presidential election, a fact that Donald Trump and other Republicans refuse to acknowledge. There are worries the president and other Republicans will make every effort to stay in power. “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” Mike Pompeo, the...
Car Burglaries Spike in Northwest Fresno….Up 34%
[aggregation-styles] Fox26 Thieves are out shopping just like everyone else as we get closer to the holidays. It seems crooks are scanning cars in store parking lots ready to snatch anything that looks valuable. "They'll punch the window, reach in, grab it without setting off the alarm and they're gone,"...
FOX 11 Obtains Exclusive Photos of Gov. Newsom at French Restaurant Allegedly Not Following COVID-19 Protocols
[aggregation-styles] FOX 11 LOS ANGELES - FOX 11 obtained exclusive photos on Tuesday night of Governor Gavin Newsom allegedly eating at the French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, California at a dinner party he attended on November 6 not following his own COVID-19 protocols he set forth for the state. On...