DATE: Thursday, September 18th
LOCATION: Budweiser Pavilion
FREE WITH FAIR ADMISSION

CBS News — What to know about the charges and suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing Erika Kirk granted pretrial protective order against suspect Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, on Tuesday was granted a pretrial protective order against the suspect in his murder, Tyler Robinson, that prohibits him from contacting or harassing her. “The…… read more
California Resource Corporation has announced plans to buy longtime Western Kern oil producer Berry Oil. It’s a deal valued at $717 million. Both sides say they’re happy with the acquisition of Berry Corporation, a move by Kern County’s two largest oil producers anticipated to create a bigger, more cost-efficient oil and gas production company. The…… read more
A homicide investigation is underway following a fatal shooting in Taft. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says medical aid was dispatched to the 200 block of Philippine Street at around 4 a.m. Monday. Homicide detectives arrived at around 4:15 a.m. and cordoned off the entire block during the investigation. Deputies say Nahaman Bucato, 34, was…… read more
An assistant basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield will be arraigned Tuesday on charges of possessing child pornography. Secret Service investigators say they discovered more than 3,000 illicit images and videos on 32-year old Brian Mays’s cell phone, some of which depicted girls under the age of four. Mays is being held on $500,000 bail…… read more
Thirty years after its original release, John Prine’s Grammy-nominated 1995 album, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings, has been re-issued digitally and released on vinyl for the first time on September 12, and features five unreleased demos and a new track, “Hey Ah Nothin’.” Produced by Howie Epstein during a transformative period when Prine was a…… READ MORE
On Wednesday (September 17), Bunnie XO announced the upcoming publication of her memoir, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, which is set to be released on February 10, 2026. The book features Bunnie – the 45-year-old host of the Dumb Blonde podcast and wife of Grammy-nominated country star Jelly Roll – candidly recounting her journey from…… READ MORE