Bodfish News

"People who have Oildale historical interest photos -- of people, places and events -- and care to share them with the public, and with anyone researching Oildale, are encouraged to bring them to the Bryce C. Rathbun Library, 200 W. China Grade Loop, 393-6431. Staff can scan them while you wait and return them immediately.

STILL ACTIVE Ed McLaughlin, paralyzed in a freak bike accident 18 months ago, remains on the board of the Chico Velo Cycling Club, which grew out of "quasi-organized group of folks" that organized the first Wildflower.

The sole survivor of an accident that killed two people Friday evening was unconscious for hours before waking up and calling for help early Saturday morning.

Sometimes I wonder briefly how normal people spend their rainy Tuesday afternoons.

The story below is a hypothetical description of a worst-case scenario of what could happen, based on scientific studies, in the event of continuing climate change.

A Bakersfield man who acted bizarre, paranoid and combative was finally subdued Sunday afternoon by officers in a struggle, but later stopped breathing and died at Mercy Hospital, officers reported.

A 21-year-old man who argued with several people Sunday night in Lost Hills was then stabbed several times and killed, Kern County sheriff's deputies reported.

Deputies have been investigating the disappearance of Diane Martineau, 31, of Bodfish since Wednesday, the Kern County Sheriff's Department reported Saturday.

Californian photographer Casey Christie just e-mailed this gorgeous shot to the newsroom, taken Sunday evening in the Lake Isabella area.