DATE: Saturday, April 20th
LOCATION: 4605 Buena Vista Rd
TIME: 11:00AM – 12:00PM
Five people have been injured in a head on crash on Copus Road, where the CHP says a woman driving a Silverado miscalculated the distance between her and oncoming traffic. The truck slammed into a Camry at about 80 mph just before 5:30 Wednesday morning, west of Interstate 5 as the pickup tried to pass…… read more
A large scale enforcement operation by the Highway Patrol Bakersfield Division resulted in 230 citations being issued. Those included 127 for speeding and 13 cellphone violations, and three persons arrested for unspecified felonies. Wednesday’s campaign focused on Hwy 99 and State Route 58 on Wednesday, where 14 drivers got off with a warning, Nine vehicles…… read more
Governor Newsom has signed his Budget Shortfall Bill to slash Billions from the looming state deficit, much to the chagrin of Sacramento Republicans. Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong, who is Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, says negotiations took place behind closed doors and the plan won’t work. AB 106 slashes $17.3 billion from the…… read more
A bill that would require the University of California to build a medical school in Kern County has passed its first legislative hurdle and now goes before the Assembly Appropriations Committee this Friday. Bakersfield Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, who is a medical doctor as well, told 17 News back in January that the Grow Our Own…… read more
The Library of Congress has revealed the latest National Recording Registry inductees. ABBA’s “Dancing Queen,” Blondie’s era-defining Parallel Lines, The Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark Ready to Die, Green Day’s Dookie, The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces” and Lily Tomlin’s comedy are among the inductees. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden named 25 recordings as audio treasures worthy of…… READ MORE
In a recent interview with The Standard promoting her BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds series, “Courtney Love’s Women,” Courtney Love slammed Taylor Swift, saying “she’s not important” and “not interesting as an artist.” “Taylor is not important,” Love said. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of…… READ MORE