A $5,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive wanted for the kidnapping of three men in Twin Oaks, the murder of a dentist in the Jawbone Canyon and the injury of two SWAT deputies during a shootout.… Read More
KUZZ News
Driver Dead After Head-On Wreck With PG&E Vehicle
One person is dead after their vehicle veered over the center line of U.S. 395 and struck a PG&E work truck in Ridgecrest.… Read More
Man Dead After Mobile Home Explosion
A man badly burned in a natural gas explosion at his mobile home at a trailer park on Stine Road in Bakersfield has died.… Read More
Artisan Square Given Green Light By Council
The Bakersfield City Council voted to deny an appeal against the site plan for Artisan Square, allowing developers to construct the sprawling retail center at Brimhall and Allen roads.… Read More
City Council Approves Higher New Home Fee For Parks
The Bakersfield City Council has agreed to increase a fee assessed against new homes that the city puts toward the construction of parks.… Read More
Independent Oil Producers’ Agency: Local Drillers Hurting
The Executive Vice President of the Independent Oil Producers’ Agency says mom-and-pop drillers in Kern County are having trouble breaking even because of the price of oil, which is at its lowest mark in at least six years.… Read More
Pit Bull Recovering After Deputy-Involved Shooting
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office will launch a probe into the conduct of a deputy who grazed a pit bull with gunfire during the investigation of a possible theft on Oswell Street in east Bakersfield.… Read More
Markets Fall on China News, Oil Sell-Off
Lower oil prices and a surprise decision by China to reduce the value of its currency caused American stocks to sink.… Read More
Coroner: Woman Died From Heroin Intoxication
The coroner’s office says a woman found in a Eureka Street alley near Owens Intermediate School in Bakersfield died from heroin intoxication.… Read More
Blaze Outfielder in Home Run Race
A Bakersfield Blaze outfielder is edging closer to a big payday.… Read More
