Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone
Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their ...
KCSO promotion ceremony highlights accomplished deputies
More than a dozen deputies sworn to serve and protect the community got a promotion Thursday morning in a ceremony hosted by the Kern County Sheriff’s ...
Diana Taurasi closes out what could be final home game of her 20-year career
Diana Taurasi stood in the middle of the court where she won championships and broke records during one of the greatest careers in women’s basketball history. She tried to get ...
Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years
Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon’s capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020 Beirut port blast. Hundreds of tons of haphazardly stored ammonium ...
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South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections. Freddie Eugene ...
Dodgers clinch 12th straight playoff berth on Shohei Ohtani’s historic night
In what has become a fall custom, the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to the playoffs. The Dodgers clinched their 12th consecutive postseason berth Thursday with a 20-4 rout of the ...
Businesses are booming while getting you ready for the Kern County Fair
Owner Shelly Guss said the shop has been booming getting clients ready for fair fun. “They just love their blowouts, nice beach waves and they’re off to have fun, eat the fair food,” said Guss.
Jets’ Aaron Rodgers returns to huge cheers for 1st home game since Achilles tendon injury last year
No American flag this time for Aaron Rodgers. But a thunderous ovation greeted the New York Jets quarterback as he jogged onto the field at MetLife Stadium. Rodgers ...
Drumheads entertain at the KC Fair using only their own language — drums
They say music is a language unto itself. Does that apply to all musical instruments? Are they all conveyers of language? You better believe they are. Specifically in ...
North Carolina GOP governor nominee vows to keep running after report on racial and sexual comments
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual ...
Sheriff charged after allegedly shooting Kentucky judge to death in courthouse
A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying, police said.
‘Transformers One’ turns into strong origin story
Just like the characters who populate the Transformers world, the latest offering in the franchise, “Transformers One,” has shifted and morphed itself into a new ...