Murder warrants have been issued for a Bakersfield couple accused of killing a 3-year-old girl in their care, then fleeing to Mexico.
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Murder warrants issued for fugitive California couple
Murder warrants have been issued for a Bakersfield couple accused of killing a 3-year-old girl in their care, then fleeing to Mexico.
Bakersfield senator caught in scandal talks
Four months after a scandal that made national headlines, Bakersfield Republican Sen. Roy Ashburn said he is optimistic and energized.
Report: Most Americans still live in unclean air
Six in 10 Americans – about 175 million people – are living in places where air pollution often reaches dangerous levels, despite progress in reducing particle pollution, the American Lung Association said in a report released Wednesday. The Los Angeles area had the nation’s worst ozone pollution. The report examined fine particulate matter over 24-hour periods and as a year-round average.
Sacto 9-1-1: Man arrested in plot to meet teen for sex in Sacramento
A Florida man has been arrested on suspicion of three federal crimes related to the disappearance of a 14-year-old Bakersfield girl who was found Tuesday in Sacramento. David Charles Zastrow, 51, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., is accused of traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in elicit sexual conduct, enticing a minor and kidnapping, according to a federal Department of Justice news release.
Prep Blog: Arco also proves a winner at state basketball finals in Bakersfield
Oak Ridge’s impressive upset of the Long Beach Poly girls wasn’t the only good news for the Sacramento area in this past weekend’s CIF state basketball championships in Bakersfield. Attendance was so poor at Rabobank Arena – 8,786 total for two days and 10 games – that CIF executive director Marie Ishida didn’t hide her disappointment during her annual press conference during the event. “I am disappointed in the crowd,” she said
Capitol Alert: Conservative activist calls for Ashburn to resign
State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, left, who had announced earlier in the day that he was gay, talks with Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks, right, at the capitol in Sacramento, Calif.
DA: Republican state senator had .14 blood alcohol
The Sacramento County district attorney says Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn’s blood-alcohol level was .14 percent when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving near the Capitol. The California Highway Patrol says the Bakersfield lawmaker was arrested early Wednesday after he was spotted driving erratically.
Sacramento in top third for well-being
The Sacramento region is far from the happiest place, but it’s certainly much better than Bakersfield, Modesto — or anywhere in Ohio or West Virginia, according to a just-released report.
Prep blog: CIF to keep bowl games at Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center in Carson will remain the host site for the California Interscholastic Federation state football bowl championship games it was announced today. The CIF and representatives from the Home Depot Center signed a three-year deal that will run through the 2012 season.
