DATE: Friday, March 14th
LOCATION: Kern County Fairgrounds
TIME: 3:00PM – 5:00PM

A new study accuses California of funneling billions of federal dollars into paying for illegal immigrants’ healthcare. Fox News reports the paper released by EPIC and the Paragon Health Institute draws a line between California’s Medicaid provider taxes and what appears to be nearly $4 billion in state funding going toward illegal immigrants’ healthcare and…… read more
A 19-year-old man has died of his injuries after a crash in Lamont. It happened Monday morning around midnight when the man lost control of his Chevy Malibu and struck a power pole on Panama Road west of Fairfax Road. He died the next day. The Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old woman and a 3-year-old…… read more
A man is dead after being struck by a train in Delano. Police responded Monday evening to the 1100 block of Glenwood Street to find the man dead by the tracks. No other details were provided. An investigation is underway.… read more
A Bakersfield man has pleaded guilty to charges related to making a bomb that was found near a community pool in his neighborhood. The United States District Attorney’s Office says Robert Hunt, 40, entered the plea on Monday to being a felon in possession of a destructive device and manufacturing a destructive device. Federal prosecutors…… read more
On Wednesday (March 12), Willie Nelson announced the upcoming release of his 154th studio album, Oh What a Beautiful World, on April 25th via Legacy Recordings. To promote his new release, the 91-year-old country music legend just shared the title track for the record, as well as the cover art, which features a lone figure…… READ MORE
Country musician Jason Isbell, 46, and his former wife and collaborator Amanda Shires, 43, have finalized their divorce. Isbell initially filed for divorce in December 2023 after 10 years of marriage, due to irreconcilable differences between the couple. Isbell has since been in a relationship with painter Anna Weyant, 29, and she created the cover…… READ MORE