DATE: Saturday, September 7th
LOCATION: Kern Pioneer Village
TIME: 6:00AM – 10:00PM
The river flow near the Park at Riverwalk has been cut by the City of Bakersfield so the area can dry out for required maintenance and repair. The work that starts in October is required by both the Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA, which involves clearing sediment from the riverbed that can impede the…… read more
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a nighttime shooting in northwest Bakersfield where a deputy may have been involved. No official details have been released about the incident that happened after 9:30pm on Knudsen Drive and Olive Tree Court, but it’s believed a suspect being pulled over may have pepper sprayed the deputy and took off,…… read more
The man accused of setting more than half a dozen fires near the Kernville Airport is being held on $290,000 bail and faces charges that include resisting arrest. The Sheriff’s Office says they received several calls Thursday morning of a man lighting fires, but 25-year-old Jamal Buyuan of Hawaii refused to pull over and led…… read more
A man from Hawaii has been arrested on eight counts of arson after allegedly setting several small fires near Kernville on Thursday. Kern County Fire says he was pointed out by two witnesses as crews worked to put out the flames along Linda Lane and Sierra Highway, south of the Kernville Airport. First responders called…… read more
Lainey Wilson scores her first ever Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart for her fifth studio album, Whirlwind, and also racked up her best sales week ever in the process. Whirlwind debuts at No. 3 with 34,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week. Wilson’s new album is the follow-up to her…… READ MORE
The 2025 Stagecoach Festival is set to take place from April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with headliners Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, and Zach Bryan. This will be the first time that Bryan and Jelly Roll will headline the main stage, while Combs will headline for the first time since 2022.…… READ MORE