The Kern Law Enforcement Association has endorsed Chief Deputy Justin Fleeman for Sheriff.… Read More
KUZZ News
CHARGED WITH AUTO THEFT
Two people have been arrested for auto theft after an officer-involved shooting near the Home Depot in northwest Bakersfield.… Read More
LOOKING INTO FACEBOOK VIDEO
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a viral Facebook video that shows a man slamming a screaming child into a bathtub.… Read More
FROM RAIDS TO SENTENCES
A man who was swept up during raids targeting the West Side Crips gang in Bakersfield has been sentenced to two years in prison.… Read More
COUNTY RANKED AS UNHEALTHY
A survey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks Kern County as one of the unhealthiest places in the state.… Read More
MONEY FOR FURRY FRIENDS
Kern County Animal Services has been awarded a $225-thousand grant from the Petco Foundation to support its Foster Program for the next three years.… Read More
THIEF HELD AT GUNPOINT
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after he was shot in the leg while trying break into a shed in northeast Bakersfield.… Read More
NOVEMBER DUI PLEA
The man charged with killing a mother and her five-year-old son in a drunk driving crash in Lamont has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.… Read More
RAIN, BUT STILL CONSERVE
The Kern County Water Agency says it has enough basins to capture all the water that’s coming from the Pineapple Express.… Read More
PEARL HARBOR VETERAN PASSES
The man believed to be Kern County’s last surviving Pearl Harbor veteran has died.… Read More
