KBAK - News - Offbeat http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat RSS Feed for KBAK - News - Offbeat en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:03 GMT Rare Superman comic found in house insulation http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/Rare-Superman-comic-found-in-house-insulation-208885181.html It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota. After 13 years on the run, fugitive busted for peeing on wall http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/After-13-years-on-the-run-fugitive-busted-for-peeing-on-wall-208867911.html A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant. Manila officials not thrilled with Dan Brown for calling it 'gates of hell' http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/Brown-hounded-for-calling-Manila-gates-of-hell-208839571.html Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/NJ-Caramel-colored-rubbing-alcohol-sold-as-scotch-208755031.html At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water — and apparently not even clean water at that. 84-year-old woman indicted for drug trafficking http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/84-year-old-woman-indicted-for-drug-trafficking-208704701.html An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman who uses an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking. For this urban bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/For-this-urban-bicyclist-a-cat-is-his-co-pilot-208658031.html Rudi Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. Council members abstain from vote on abstaining http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/Council-members-abstain-from-vote-on-abstaining-208661021.html Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes. Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/Surgeons-remove-tigers-basketball-sized-hairball-208596121.html It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/Octogenarians-race-to-be-oldest-Everest-climber-208486991.html An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. Record 18-foot python caught in Florida http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/Record-18-foot-python-caught-in-Florida-208321691.html According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 18-foot-8-inch snake was caught May 11 alongside a road in rural Miami-Dade County.