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

CBS Washington — President Trump is bringing pomp and circumstance to his signing of the “big, beautiful bill” on Friday, with a 4 p.m. Independence Day ceremony at the White House. Some Republican members of Congress who voted to pass the legislation are expected to attend, as the president puts his signature on his sweeping…… read more
A woman was shot during an officer-involved shooting in southwest Bakersfield. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Thursday when the woman charged toward Bakersfield police officers responding to reports of an assault outside the Walmart Supercenter in the 5000 block of Gosford Road. Police say the shooting occurred when the woman brandished a large hunting knife.…… read more
A 54-year-old man is in custody for allegedly grabbing a child at a southwest Bakersfield convenience store. Bakersfield police report Tino Ibach was arrested July 1 after he allegedly grabbed the child’s hands inside the store in the 3600 block of Stockdale Highway on June 30. The child’s mother stepped in and confronted Ibach, who…… read more
The California Highway Patrol will launch a statewide Holiday Enforcement Period for the July 4 weekend. Beginning at 6:01 p.m. Thursday and continuing through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, all available CHP officers will be out in full force, focusing on impaired, distracted and aggressive drivers. During a recent statewide crackdown in June, CHP officers issued nearly…… read more
The 2025 Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser will be hosted by Sheryl Crow and feature Dolly Parton, and is set to be broadcast from Nashville for the first time on August 15. This one-hour special will take place at The Pinnacle, a new 4,500 capacity venue in Music City, and will bring together musicians, celebrities,…… READ MORE
Lainey Wilson’s new single, “Somewhere Over Laredo,” creatively references Judy Garland’s iconic song, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” just with a modernized, countrified touch on The Wizard of Oz classic. Wilson co-wrote the track with Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, and Dallas Wilson, with the original composers of Dorothy’s tender anthem, Harold Arlen and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg,…… READ MORE