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After Losing All, Black Fire Victims File a Lawsuit; Seek a Way Forward

Jan 22, 2025 | Bakersfield, Features

On Jan. 7, when the Eaton fire ignited in the foothills of Eaton Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains. Fueled by wind gusts of 80 to 100 miles per hour and dry weather conditions, the fire forced the evacuation of most of Altadena’s 43,000 residents.

Wendy Williams Speaks Out: ‘I Am Not Cognitively Impaired; I Am in Prison’

Jan 22, 2025 | Bakersfield, Entertainment

Wendy Williams stunned her fans and others when she made a surprise call to “The Breakfast Club,” where she revealed deep frustrations with a conservatorship she described as “emotional abuse.” Despite her diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia in 2023, Williams was assertive. “I am not cognitively impaired,” she demanded. “But I feel like I am in prison.”

Conscious Reflection: Black Caucus Observes MLK Day Amid California Firestorms

Jan 22, 2025 | Bakersfield, Features

Amid the damage and despair caused by firestorms in the Los Angeles area, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast in Sacramento on his birthday, Jan. 15.