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
KUZZ News
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
Oilers Prospect to Play in Bakersfield Next Season
One of the top prospects for the Edmonton Oilers will play for the Bakersfield Condors this season.… Read More
Suspect ID’d in Murder, Shooting and Kidnapping [PHOTO]
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect who they believe held three people at gunpoint in Twin Oaks, killed a dentist in the Jawbone Canyon and injured two SWAT deputies in a shootout.… Read More
NAACP President Arrested for Spousal Abuse
The chapter president of the NAACP in Bakersfield is free on bail after being arrested by police on suspicion of spousal abuse.… Read More
Mountain Fugitive Search Enters 14th Day on Tuesday
Searchers in Weldon think they’re closing in on a squatter that held three people at gunpoint in Twin Oaks, killed a dentist in the Jawbone Canyon and injured two SWAT deputies in a shootout.… Read More
Search For Fugitive Enters Second Weekend [PHOTO]
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says a nearly 150-person multi-agency group will remain focused through the weekend on a 3,200-square-acre spot in rugged terrain near Weldon, looking for a squatter who held three people at gunpoint, killed a dentist and injured two SWAT deputies in a shootout.… Read More
