Jul 18, 2008 | KGET-TV Bakersfield
Bakersfield middleman for big rigs in the state
Trucks rumble down Kern County roads carrying goods across the state. But critics say we get potholes, bad air and traffic with little in return.
Back to California and Yosemite National Park
Living the Dream - Blog of Mike & Dixie's Fulltime RVing Adventure Jun 23 - ' Jun 29, Mon - ' Sun ... Monday, while still in Pahrump, we had to make a supply run to the local Walmart.
Clear Skies Ahead For Clean Energy Fuels
The Company: Clean Energy Fuels , the largest provider of compressed and liquefied natural gas for alternative-fuel vehicles in North America.
Off-Duty Soldier Dies Doing Motorcycle Stunt
A 20-year-old soldier standing on the seat of his motorcycle, weaving around big-rigs, is dead after crashing the bike on a Mojave Desert highway.
DiamondBlade Knives make four Friction Forged models including the Goddard Traditional Hunter, the Summit, Pinnacle I and Pinnacle II.. A short while back, I was invited to the Tejon Ranch in California to do a ...
The California City Correctional Center is on lockdown because staff have received information that inmates are planning a food and work strike.
Suspect in Boron slaying tried to behead his victim, court documents say
Bryan Eckroth dropped a knife and axe to choke a 72-year-old woman to shut her up, he told a detective.
OnQuest Reports Major LNG Project from Clean Energy
“Clean Energy is the largest provider of natural gas for transportation in North America”
OnQuest, Inc., a petroleum technology company based in San Dimas, CA, has reported its agreement with Clean Energy Construction for the design and construction of a natural gas liquefaction and distribution ... via Business Wire
On the Waterfront: Ports plan shift to LNG trucks to reap savings
“We're insulated from the global market and the price fluctuations that go with being in a global market.”
Motorists frustrated with skyrocketing fuel prices and America's reliance on foreign oil might find some comfort in what the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are doing with liquefied natural gas. via Press-Telegram
Elderly Woman Stabbed To Death In Desert Town
“I'm sick to my stomach. I'm heart broken.”
An elderly Boron woman, who was stabbed and later died, called 9ll and screamed for help, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Department. via TurnTo23.com
Young man arrested in Boron slaying of elderly woman
A 72-year-old woman was stabbed and killed by a 23-year-old man Tuesday night in her Boron apartment, Kern County Sheriff's Department said. via Bakersfield Californian
“No one understands the reasons for severe pollution in Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster speaks at the opening of a public LNG fueling station in Carson. The station, near Carson Street and Wilmington Avenue, is intended to supply fuel for new "green”
California's first public liquefied natural gas fueling station opened Tuesday to high hopes and big applause, but an anemic local market for LNG fuel may dampen demand in the near future. via Press-Telegram
Cancer's epilogue, sharing the memories
“Bob saw something good in everybody”
Shirley Sipherd's life changed the minute she met Bob Wood. Shirley repeats those words over and over when she speaks about her late husband. via Big Bear Grizzly
Edwards to open area for viewing potential shuttle landing
Edwards Air Force Base is planning to open its East Shore viewing area Thursday and Friday for the potential landing of Space Shuttle Discovery, according to the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. via Bakersfield Californian