DATE: Friday, July 18th
TIME: 4:00PM – 6:00PM
LOCATION: 1850 West St – Porterville

A 71-year-old Bakersfield man has admitted to distributing child porn. Neal Pendleton entered a no-contest plea to the charges Friday. A charge of selling obscene matter was dismissed.. He was arrested June 7 when several law enforcement agencies served a search warrant at his home in the 1000 block Shattuck Avenue. Pendleton remains in jail…… read more
An iconic Bakersfield building has been destroyed by fire. Crews responded early Monday morning to the Seven-Up bottling plant on east 18th Street to find the structure fully engulfed in flames. The building was vacant after the company moved out several weeks ago. It was built in 1934. There were no reports of injuries. The…… read more
A woman faces manslaughter charges following the death of a child left inside a car in south Bakersfield. Police responded Sunday afternoon to the 10 block of South Real Road to find two children, ages one and two, unattended inside a hot car with outside temperatures reaching between 99 and 101 degrees. Police say the…… read more
A man has been severely burned during an explosion and fire in Taft. It happened Sunday at around 11 a.m. in the 100 block of Loma Vista Avenue where firefighters and Taft police found the badly injured man in front of a burning garage. The Midway Driller reports the man was taken to Taft Airport…… read more
On Friday (June 27), rising country star Elle Sloan released her debut EP, What’s Best For Me. The six-song collection follows a series of big breaks early in the career of the 22-year-old singer-songwriter, including being featured on the cover of TIDAL’s Country Rising. Sloan was raised in Phoenix, and now resides in Nashville, and…… READ MORE
Eric Church is set to livestream a trilogy of shows at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre from July 14 to 16 exclusively on Nugs, the live concert streaming platform. Church will curate distinct experiences for each show: “Eric Church vs. The Machine” on July 14 with a grand production featuring a full band and additional…… READ MORE