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Last Updated Thursday, Aug 18 2011 11:13 PM
Andrew Means finished 4-for-6 with a grand slam and six RBIs to lead the Bakersfield Blaze past the Lake Elsinore Storm 13-7 on Thursday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Means also hit a solo home run and a two-run single. Devin Lohman and Kevin Coddlington added homers for Bakersfield.
Chris Richburg went 2-for-5 with three RBIs.
Bakersfield athlete killed in bicycle race
A Bakersfield mother of two who took up competitive cycling nine months ago after an injury ended her marathoning career died Sunday while competing in a bicycle race outside Yosemite National Park.
Growers and their allies are gearing up for a fight against efforts to broaden protections for surface and groundwater that could potentially hike agricultural production costs.
If there's even a whiff of a possibility that Kern River water will be sold south, we should all sit up and take notice.
Got some spare time on your hands and want a shot at being in a drag racing movie? Carol Grant Casting is currently seeking non-union background extras for a feature film that will be shooting at Auto Club Famoso Raceway from Monday through May 24.
Kern County's biggest oil producers, consenting to a request by state regulators, have agreed to share information about their fracking operations by the end of June, executives with a leading industry trade group said Tuesday.