Forum Discusses Ongoing Medi-Cal Cuts and Immigration Updates

August 27, 2026 / By Natalie Macias
Tags: Bakersfield, Delano, Detention centers, Health, Immigration, Kern County, Kern River Valley, Medi-Cal, Tehachapi

Community organizations held a town hall forum and resource fair on August 25 in Bakersfield, where community members gathered to connect with individuals impacted by the Medi-Cal cuts.

Borel Fire forces evacuations and prompts state of emergency

August 2, 2024 / By Haley Duval
Tags: Borel Fire, Kern River Valley

*Editor’s note: As of August 3rd, The U.S. Forest Service and California Interagency Incident Management Team 11, along with the Kern County Fire Department and Kern County Sheriffs Department, has announced the following evacuation zones have been cleared:

Zone 739:Genasys Zone KRN-739 has been split East and West at Caliente Bodfish Road.