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When you should find prolonged fatigue worrying

When you should find prolonged fatigue worrying

Bakersfield Dr. Raj Patel addressed when you should become concerned about ongoing fatigue issues during his Friday segment on “The Richard Beene Show.” Patel said that fatigue is a regular condition that affects millions of Americans, but it’s a prolonged fatigue that raises concerns. “Fatigue is a universal phenomenon,” Patel said. “What we are talking…Continue Reading

Bakersfield Police make marijuana, weapons arrest

Bakersfield Police make marijuana, weapons arrest

The Bakersfield Police Department arrested a 32-year-old Bakersfield man on suspicion of possession of a shotgun, rifle, and large amounts of drugs at a home in the 1400 block of Jefferson Street on Tuesday. Police said they arrested Paul Maldonado at 7:45 p.m. after a search of a residence where officers located a 12-gauge shotgun, .22-caliber rifle,…Continue Reading

Police make arrests in Bakersfield shooting death

Police make arrests in Bakersfield shooting death

The Bakersfield Police Department has arrested three men in connection with the shooting death of a 41-year-old Bakersfield man on June 3 at a Family Dollar store on Union Avenue. Police said they took into custody Jose Zambrano, 33, and Juan Rubio, 28,  late Wednesday night and Jose Urenda, 35, was taken into custody early Thursday morning…Continue Reading

Excessive heat warning forecast for the weekend

Excessive heat warning forecast for the weekend

The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued an excessive heat warning for Kern County with temperatures expected to hit 109 on Sunday, but the really hot temperatures could arrive on Monday. Friday’s high could be 98 degrees, but Monday and Tuesday could see high temperatures hit 111 degrees. Dangerous heat across the areas highlighted…Continue Reading

Deputies investigate attempted kidnapping, sexual assault in McFarland

Deputies investigate attempted kidnapping, sexual assault in McFarland

The Kern County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an report of a kidnapping and attempted sexual assault that had occurred in the McFarland area on Friday morning. Deputies said they received a call at 7 a.m. that a 72-year-old woman had been walking on a dirt road just east of Browning Road Elementary School in east McFarland when she…Continue Reading

The Wood-Dale Market eyes its expansion to Seven Oaks

The Wood-Dale Market eyes its expansion to Seven Oaks

BAKERSFIELD — For the discerning meat customers, Stine Road’s Wood-Dale Market is the place for the expert advice on the perfect cut of meat for that big dinner or weekend barbecue. Now that advice is about to get a lot deeper as the Vasquez family, which owns the market, is planning an expansion of their business…Continue Reading

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Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes historian Nick Ragone to the broadcast as he & Ralph discuss one of America’s most historical moments, the storming of the beaches of Normandy, France in World War 2. KERN Radio · Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes Congressman Vince Fong to the show as they discuss the Congress’s decision to vote in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill & the Congressman give his thoughts on Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine. KERN Radio · Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

Rick Bentley & Erik Nelson Talk ‘Officer David Nelson Memorial Scholarship’

Rick Bentley & Erik Nelson Talk ‘Officer David Nelson Memorial Scholarship’

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes Entertainment Reporter for KGET 17 RIck Bentley & his special guest Erik Nelson from the Officer David Nelson Memorial Scholarship as they explain how the scholarship & the upcoming Luke Bryan concert became connected. KERN Radio · Rick Bentley & Erik Nelson Talk 'Officer David Nelson Memorial Scholarship'