BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield has a new police chief. City officials have announced Brent Stratton has been selected for the top spot at the Bakersfield Police Department. Stratton currently serves as Assistant Chief and will replace Greg Terry who retires in April. At a news conference Friday, Stratton, a 22-y...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting outside a bar in Oildale. The Sheriff's Office says Steven Quick, 27, is connected to a shooting that left one person dead next to the Longbranch Saloon in the 900 block of North Chester Avenu...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A motorcyclist is dead following a solo-vehicle crash in southeast Bakersfield. It happened Sunday at around 8:30 a.m. on South Mount Vernon Avenue at East Planz Road when the bike rider failed to negotiate a curve. He died at the scene. Police say the man was speeding. Officers are investiga...

Ashley Cooke is stepping into the Yellowstone universe with a guest appearance on Marshals. The country singer appears in the March 8 episode, perform...

William Clark Green has released Watterson Hall, a new album that reflects a more settled and personal chapter in his life. The project arrives throug...

Morgan Evans is offering a rare update on his relationship with Laci Kaye Booth while making it clear that some parts of his personal life will stay p...

Country singer Megan Moroney brought a playful visual twist to late-night television with a recent performance of her song Medicine. During an appeara...