KBAK - News http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news RSS Feed for KBAK - News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:52:50 GMT WWII vet gets overdue medals http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49772022.html Walter Truax, a 90-year-old World War II veteran who served his country finally gets his due recognition. Even if it does come 65 years later. Artest going to Lakers http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49886677.html Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the world champion Los Angeles Lakers. "I am very excited to finally be going to L.A.," Artest said in a statement issued by his agent Thursday night. David Bauman, Artest's agent, said the final details are still being worked out. JV sports safe for now; more school cuts loom http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49712967.html Junior varsity sports are safe in the Kern High School District for at least another year. But, the following year sports funding cuts and more job losses are on the horizon. IOUs spell uncertainty for Calif. small businesses http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49886837.html Dairyman Mike O'Kelly is wondering whether he is going to have to let employees go. The problem? He relies on contracts with state agencies for much of his business, and cash-strapped California may start sending them IOUs instead of money. Agents find 53-foot stretch of cross-border tunnel http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49886382.html Authorities say they have found another secret tunnel near a San Diego border crossing. The 53-foot passageway, reinforced with plywood and equipped with battery-powered lights, was discovered Thursday. Dozens participate in memorial ride for cyclist http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49790952.html Dozens turn out for a memorial ride for a well known local cyclist, Alton Saceaux who was killed in an accident by an alleged drunk driver. Bicyclists are hoping Saceaux' death will be a rallying call to educate drivers and cyclists about the need to safely share the road. DMV offices close 3 Fridays in July http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49772222.html Furlough Fridays are back at California's DMV offices. The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Thursday that all its offices will be closed for three Fridays in July as part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furlough order. Shafter schools accused of wasting food, money http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49770777.html A Shafter summer school volunteer claims hundreds of dollars of perfectly good food is being thrown away every day. School district officials say there's not much that can be done to stop it from happening. Traffic diverted for hours over busted gas main http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49795057.html Traffic on Kern Canyon Road near Highway 178 was shut down for more than six hours because of a busted natural gas main. The leak from the 8-inch line was the result of a third-party dig-in, according to a spokeswoman for Pacific Gas and Electric. SoCal-to-Vegas route wins federal designation http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49771532.html The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated as a federal high-speed rail corridor. The route is now part of the California rail corridor, a technical designation that endorses the viability of high-speed train travel in the region.