http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news RSS Feed for KBAK - News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:52:43 GMT http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69433757.html One local family is breathing a collective sigh of relief after their loved one was spared in Thursday's tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas. Sgt. Christopher Collins, a 2006 Bakersfield High School graduate, was just one building over from where a gunman killed 13 people. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69435642.html Some residents and shoppers are complaining that there have been too many crashes near the newly opened Wal-Mart Supercenter off Panama Lane. Police report four rear-end crashes in just one week since the big store opened. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69432487.html A class action lawsuit has been filed against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. over its SmartMeter program. Many customers claim that the SmartMeters don't work properly and are responsible for their sky-high energy bills. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69417217.html A man and woman are accused of murdering their baby daughter in a Southern California trailer park, then putting her in a trash bag and driving her body around the country. Jason Hann was also convicted of killing the couple's other child in 1999. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69410647.html A man was arrested early Friday on suspicion of killing his son. Robert Lee Beard, 63, reportedly told officers from the California City Police Department that he shot his son, 36-year-old Terry Lee Dillon, during an argument. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69407842.html An 87-year-old man has been found at a restaurant in Oregon after Bakersfield police reported him missing. Osborne "Ozzy" Louis Johnson boarded a Greyhound bus in Bakersfield on Wednesday and headed to Salem, Ore. He had stopped in Bakersfield to visit his sister. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69390742.html A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing one person and injuring five others. Jason Rodriguez, 40, surrendered about three hours later. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69386972.html A police officer suffered at least a broken arm Friday morning when his motorcycle crashed into a pickup. The officer was riding along the shoulder of Olive Drive at Knudsen Drive when he crashed into the truck, which was making a left turn into a parking lot. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69398752.html A prominent Kern County official died Thursday, making him the county's 11th death related to the H1N1 virus. Darrel Hildebrand, 56, was the longtime assistant director of the Kern Council of Governments and one of the county's top planning officials. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/69395462.html Homeowners in a little community near Lamont are reeling after getting a $1,000 fee with their water bill. The small Athal Mutual Water Co. wants residents to chip in, and help replace one of the system's two wells.