All available CHP officers will be working to keep our highways safe this long holiday weekend, starting at 6:00 Wednesday night. The Maximum Enforcement Period will last through Sunday night, with officers looking for speeders and other unsafe drivers. A news release says 68 people died in crashes across the state during the July Fourth…… Read More
A big shakeup is in the wind, with the announcement that Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace is up for sale. Former and longtime KUZZ news director Mark Howell says the Bakersfield venue has seen many great performers over the years. The Crystal Palace opened in 1996 after years of dreaming and planning by KUZZ founder Buck…… Read More
Kern County Public Health is urging people to take precautions around Lake Isabella, where dangerous algal blooms have been found. Spokeswoman Michelle Corson says they tested 17 areas around the Lake Children and dogs are most likely to feel the affects of the toxins because of their smaller body size and increased potential to ingest…… Read More
A weekend standoff ends with an arrest in southwest Bakersfield, although BPD has not identified the suspect as yet. The incident began Saturday afternoon around 3:30 on Phaffle Drive near Akers and Wilson roads, and news video shows police SWAT being deployed, along with a drone. Sheriffs deputies were also at the scene. It’s not…… Read More
Kern County is experiencing a record number of 911 calls, putting a strain on the emergency response system and delaying first responders. EMS Program Manager Jeff Farris says during a non-life threatening situation people are encouraged to use urgent care. Kern is on path to receive 13,000 emergency calls by the end of June, exceeding…… Read More
Another pedestrian has been killed in Bakersfield, a man who was in the street when he was struck by a Toyota Corolla. Police say it happened Thursday night around 9:20pm on South Brown Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating in the investigation, BPD says speeding…… Read More
A 43-year-old Bakersfield man is jailed for allegedly murdering a woman whose body was found in a trailer on South Union Avenue. Sheriff’s homicide detectives linked Jesus Razo to the crime after responding to a suspicious circumstances call at 4:30a.m. Tuesday at a trailer park across the street from Golden State Casino. No other details…… Read More
A 53-year-old man is facing charges after a standoff with Bakersfield Police. The incident began with a domestic violence call at 4:11p.m. Monday on South Haley Street near De Wolfe Street, where Mauro Gonzales was allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a knife. She escaped but he refused orders to come out, and was eventually arrested…… Read More
It took Kern County firefighters several hours to fully extinguish a haystack fire near Shafter that put up smoke that could be seen for miles. The Swan Fire on Swan Lane near Enos Lane was reported just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday, and the black smoke was from burning tires and trash that had also ignited.…… Read More
BPD confirms a man has been arrested in northeast Bakersfield after a standoff with officers at an apartment complex. The incident early Tuesday evening on Hilldale Court off Fairfax Road started with a domestic violence call, and a woman and her children got out safely, but crisis negotiators were unable to convince 30-year-old Paul McCormack…… Read More
