Weldon residents are still being urged to stay inside and lock their doors as multiple agencies continue their search for a man who wounded two SWAT deputies in a gunfight.… Read More
KUZZ News
Teen Dies After Jumping Into Park Lake
The 17-year-old boy who was rescued by a Bakersfield police officer and firefighters after jumping into the lake at Riverwalk Park has died.… Read More
Man Found in Swimming Pool ID’d
A man who was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a west-side retirement community has been identified by the coroner’s office as 77-year-old Robert Fink of Bakersfield.… Read More
Man Sentenced For Sequoia Pot Grow
A man who grew over 1,000 marijuana plants and processed over 50 pounds of pot in the Yucca Mountain area of Sequoia National Park has been sentenced to two years in prison.… Read More
Caltrans: Landscaping Will Close Off-Ramps, Freeway Lanes
Caltrans says landscape work will force daytime closures of the eastbound Highway 58 connector to Highway 99 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Thursday.… Read More
BFD: House Fire Was Intentionally Caused
Investigators with the Bakersfield Fire Department say a fire that caused $100,000 damage to a vacant two-story house downtown was intentionally set.… Read More
Stocks Lower, Oil Sharply Lower
Stocks finished in the red Monday amid mixed economic data and slumping oil prices.… Read More
Man Wanted For Residential Burglary [PHOTO]
Police are asking for help finding a man who burglarized a residence near downtown Bakersfield.… Read More
Search Continues For Murder Suspect Near Weldon, Schools Closed
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office, police from Bakersfield, Ridgecrest and California City, the California Highway Patrol and L.A. County officers are looking for a man who shot at SWAT deputies near Weldon.… Read More
Man Shot Dead in Cabin
Kern County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the killing of a man in a rural cabin 20 miles west of Highway 14 and Jawbone Canyon Road, and say it may be connected to an earlier kidnapping.… Read More
