The Arts Council of Kern is seeking submissions for its first Poet Laureate to represent, promote, and educate Kern County about poetry.… Read More
KUZZ News
GRAND JURY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
Applications for the Kern County Grand Jury will be accepted now through April 1, 2016.… Read More
PHOTOS OF Q STREET HIT RUN SUSPECT
The Bakersfield Police Department has released surveillance photos of the man and the car that seriously injured a bicycle rider in a hit and run crash on Q and 30th streets.… Read More
HOUSE HAS BOMBS, BOOBY TRAP
A man from Johannesburg in the rural desert of eastern Kern County is jailed on numerous charges involving explosives, threats and having a gun when he should not.… Read More
RIDER ID’d IN FATAL MC CRASH
The motorcycle rider who died when he hit a car in southwest Bakersfield has been identified as 26-year-old Cody Lyn Williams.… Read More
ELDERLY MAN DIES IN HIT RUN
Bakersfield Police hope the public will help them find the hit and run driver who killed an elderly man as he was crossing the street.… Read More
ANTI-POVERTY RALLY SEEKS BUDGET BUMP
The anti-poverty group Health and Human Services Network held a rally Friday morning at Bakersfield’s Liberty Bell urging Governor Brown to give more money to help the state’s poor.… Read More
FAMOSO LAUNCHES POST-FIRE WEBSITE
The managers at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in McFarland have set up a Friends of Famoso website for people who want to be part of the rebuilding process, after a fire early Wednesday destroyed the old viewing tower and all their track safety gear.… Read More
BPD, OFFICERS SUED IN SUBWAY SHOOTING
The family of the man who was shot dead by Bakersfield Police at a closed Subway shop in Oildale is suing for damages, claiming emotional distress, disregard for the victim’s safety, and fraud.… Read More
RELAY FOR LIFE BAKO MARKS 25 YEARS
The Relay for Life of Bakersfield organizing team is kicking off 2016 with a 25th anniversary celebration.… Read More
