Staff Report Updated 11:58 pm CST, Sunday, November 4, 2018 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 San Antonio Rampage lose to Bakersfield Condors 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Joey LaLeggia tallied a goal and an assist against his former team, but the San Antonio Rampage lost 3-2 to the Bakersfield Condors on Sunday at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, Calif. The loss drops the Rampage to 3-10-0-0, ranking last in the AHL standings with six points. Bakersfield is 5-4-0-0. Bakersfield opened the scoring with a goal from Logan Day at 6:17 of the first period, and San Antonio answered when Bobby MacIntyre tallied off assists from Nolan Stevens and LaLeggia at 17:34. LaLeggia, who played 198 games with Bakersfield during the past three seasons, scored at 3:34 of the second period, with Stevens and MacIntyre earning assists. Brad Malone netted the equalizer for Bakersfield at 19:30. In the third, Joe Gambardella tallied for the … [Read more...] about San Antonio Rampage lose to Bakersfield Condors
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Victims, gunman in Bakersfield shooting rampage identified
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Authorities have identified the gunman and all five victims of a shooting rampage in Bakersfield, California.Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says 54-year-old Javier Casarez used a .50-caliber handgun in the shootings Wednesday evening. Youngblood has also clarified that one of the victims was Casarez's former wife, 45-year-old Petra Maribel Bolanos De Casarez.WARNING: Some may find this video disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. Court documents show their divorce was finalized in April. They had three children.Casarez shot 50-year-old Manuel Contreras and Casarez's ex-wife at a trucking company, then pursued 50-year-old Antonio Valadez from that scene and killed him. Casarez then went to a residence and killed 31-year-old Laura Garcia and her father, 57-year-old Eliseo.Casarez shot himself to death when confronted by a deputy.The Latest on a shooting rampage in Bakersfield, California (all times local):11:42 a.m.Authorities say a man who killed five … [Read more...] about Victims, gunman in Bakersfield shooting rampage identified
Six dead in two connected shootings in Bakersfield
By Jason Green | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 12, 2018 at 8:26 pm | UPDATED: September 13, 2018 at 10:07 am BAKERSFIELD — Six people are dead following a series of connected shootings in Bakersfield on Wednesday night. The bloody rampage began about 5:20 p.m. when the suspect and his wife went to a trucking company and confronted a man there, said Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood at a news conference. Youngblood said the suspect shot and killed the man, then turned the gun on his wife before chasing down and fatally shooting a second man who showed up during the altercation. The suspect then went to a nearby home and gunned down two others, Youngblood said. Afterward, the suspect carjacked a mother and child, said Youngblood, adding that they were not harmed. A sheriff’s deputy spotted the suspect driving on Edison Highway and confronted him at gunpoint when he pulled into a parking lot. That’s when the suspect … [Read more...] about Six dead in two connected shootings in Bakersfield
6 dead, including suspect, in Bakersfield shootings, police say
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Six people were killed in two separate but related shootings in Bakersfield, officials said.The suspect is among the six fatalities, killing himself after being confronted by a sheriff's deputy, officials said. The incident was first reported around 5:20 p.m. when deputies responded to a trucking business on a report of shots being fired.Apparently a husband and wife showed up at the business and confronted someone there, and the husband shot and killed that person, police said.Another person then showed up and fired at the suspect, but was also killed by the suspect.The suspect then drove to a residential home, shot two more people and then went to Fillmore, where he hijacked a vehicle. A woman and child in the vehicle escaped safely. A deputy saw the suspect and confronted him, and the suspect then shot himself in the chest.DEVELOPING: This story will be updated as more details become available.ABC News contributed to this report. … [Read more...] about 6 dead, including suspect, in Bakersfield shootings, police say
From Bakersfield to DC, McCarthy’s unlikely rise in GOP
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — People watching Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s political rise often marvel at how he got here. He’s the not-so-serious guy who used to bop around town selling sandwiches and cars before dipping into politics. He was considered likable and fun but hardly Bakersfield’s star pupil.The rest of the country might be stunned, too, if Republicans win in November and McCarthy succeeds in his quest to become speaker of the House, next in line after the vice president to the presidency.Yet many in Bakersfield are musing that “Kevin” — he’s still just easygoing, uncomplicated Kevin here — might actually pull off this ascent. The Republican Party insiders who nurtured his career are proud, if a bit surprised. Critics are just as stumped at … [Read more...] about From Bakersfield to DC, McCarthy’s unlikely rise in GOP