The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for information regarding a fatal stabbing near Ming Avenue and H Street.… Read More
KUZZ News
Man Dies Trying To Cross Highway 99 On Foot
There was one fatality on the roadways over the Memorial Day holiday, and it was a pedestrian trying to cross the freeway… Officer Robert Rodriguez says the driver cooperated with authorities and was not impaired. It’s not known why the man was on the freeway. The crash happened around 11pm Monday.… Read More
Board To Re-Consider Decision To Cancel This Year’s Kern County Fair
There could be a Kern County Fair this year after all. After voting last month to cancel this year’s event, the Fair Board has called a special meeting for Friday to reconsider. Fair Board Chair Blodgie Rodriguez says one of the issues taken into consideration was the use of the fairgrounds as a vaccination site…… Read More
CHP Release Numbers from Maximum Enforcement Period
The California Highway Patrol conducted a Maximum Enforcement Period over the Memorial Day weekend.… Read More
State Launches Hundred Million Dollar Vaccine Incentive Program
Governor Newsom announced today a large financially incentive to get residents of the Golden State vaccinated.… Read More
Small Earthquake Centered Near Bakersfield
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported in the morning near Bakersfield, According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit at 7:19 am 11 miles southwest of Bakersfield at a shallow depth of 12 miles. The U-S-G-S says shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the…… Read More
Tina Marie’s Cafe Reopens in Downtown Bakersfield
For the first time in months, a Bakersfield staple has reopened their doors.… Read More
Several Juveniles in Protective Custody after KCSO Drug Bust
On May 24, 2021, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Metro Patrol Division conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Brundage Lane and Cottonwood Road.… Read More
BPD Searching for Burglary Suspect
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in identifying the following person suspected of residential burglary.… Read More
Police to Hold Virtual Town Hall on Street Racing Tonight
Sideshows and street racing continue to be a problem in Bakersfield, and tonight the Bakersfield Police Department is holding a virtual town hall for the public to ask questions and voice their concerns. B-P-D Sergeant Robert Pair says he understands the complaints. He says those types of events are dangerous, and the culprits are hard…… Read More
