OFFICIAL RULES“KUZZ Morning Match Give-Away”May 27, 2025 through TBD 1. The following Cash Prize will be awarded: Up to $1000 will be awarded when a contestant correctly guesses all the answers on the survey board without making an incorrect guess in the process. 2. Participants may qualify for to win the “Morning Match Give-Away” one way: (A) Contestant will choose…… Read More
man arrested after rock attack at bakersfield mcdonald’s
A 19-year-old Bakersfield man is behind bars after allegedly throwing a rock through a truck window at a downtown McDonald’s. Police arrested Quintin Tae Flight on Thursday, a day after the unprovoked attack which left a man injured from shattered glass as he waited in the drive-thru at the restaurant in the 2300 block of…… Read More
chp to conduct dui checkpoint
The California Highway Patrol will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint in eastern Kern County Friday. The operation will be held from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location. Officers will be looking for drivers with possible signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Communities served by the Mojave area of…… Read More
trial to proceed after mojave murder
A Kern County judge has found there’s sufficient evidence for the case to proceed against two men charged in connection with the deaths of four people in Mojave. Ricardo Reyes-Partida, 35, and Jonathan Hernandez, 27, were bound over for trial Wednesday following the shooting deaths of Darius Canada, 31, Anna Hester, 34, Martina Barraza, 33,…… Read More
Youth Commission
The Bakersfield City Council is recruiting 16 individuals to serve on the Bakersfield Youth Commission.… Read More
seiu, county reach deal
Kern County has reached a tentative deal with the county’s biggest union after more than a year of negotiations. SEIU Chapter 521 represents over 5,200 county workers. The new two-year agreement includes a 6% raise, a $1500 bonus, and pay increases for twenty eight job titles. It also boosts bilingual pay, uniform allowances, and adds…… Read More
inmate stabbed at prison in delano
California prison officials say two inmates attacked and killed another prisoner Wednesday afternoon at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says Timothy Whelan, 56, was killed Wednesday afternoon. William Nesler III, 43, and Edward Holden III, 35, allegedly attacked Whelan with improvised weapons. Whelan was serving a sentence…… Read More
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major central valley pot bust
A state task force uprooted more than 105,000 marijuana plants and seized more than 22,000 pounds of processed cannabis in what officials are calling the Central Valley’s largest pot-busting operation to date. The massive effort involving several agencies took place the week of May 5 and focused on illegal grow operations in Kern, Tulare, and…… Read More
unlicensed contractors busted
Ten people in Bakersfield are facing numerous charges for performing contracting work without a license. Investigators with the Contractors State License Board conducted a two-day sting in April and received bids from the suspects ranging from $1600 to $4800, well over the $1,000 limit that requires a license to perform work. Some of the suspects…… Read More
