Three high schools in Bakersfield had extra security in place after threats were made against the campuses.… Read More
KUZZ News
COURT APPROVES OIL PERMITS
Kern County has won its lawsuit against several environmental groups who sued to overturn an ordinance that makes getting an oil drilling permit easier.… Read More
DRIVE-BY SHOOTING SUSPECT SOUGHT
Police want the public’s help finding a man linked to a deadly drive-by shooting in east Bakersfield.… Read More
COUNTY DEFENDS CONTRACT PROCESS
Kern County is defending its ambulance contracts in a state hearing.… Read More
ECONOMIC SUMMIT BRINGS OPTIMISM
Business and community leaders have a better feel for the direction of our local economy after the 18th Kern County Economic Summit.… Read More
GUN VIOLENCE PROTEST HITS HOME
Hundreds of students at several Kern County high schools walked out of classes as part of a nationwide protest on gun violence.… Read More
THOUSANDS ATTEND JOB FAIR
JobFest Bakersfield organizers report almost three-thousand people attended the largest winter job fair in the county.… Read More
DELANO COUPLE IDENTIFIED
The man and woman who died in a car crash in Delano as they were trying to outrun immigration agents have been identified as 35-year-old Santo Garcia and 33-year-old Marcelina Garcia Profecto.… Read More
MINOR DRIVER, ONE DEAD
Police say a 14-year-old girl was at the wheel of the car that crashed in east Bakersfield and killed a teenage boy.… Read More
SIX EVACUATED
One person has been treated for smoke inhalation and six people were evacuated when a four-unit apartment building caught fire in east Bakersfield.… Read More
