A man accused of running off to Texas with a 16-year-old girl from Wofford Heights has pleaded no contest to a pair of unlawful sexual intercourse charges in a deal cut with prosecutors.… Read More
KUZZ News
Man Pleads No Contest to East Bakersfield Arson
A man accused of setting a fire at Quincy and Owens streets that extended into a neighboring apartment building in east Bakersfield has pleaded no contest to a count of arson.… Read More
Stocks Flat on Thursday
Stocks finished flat Thursday as investors combed through mixed corporate earnings.… Read More
KUZZ reporter arrested
Bakersfield Police are investigating allegations against KUZZ reporter Scott Thackrey, who was arrested Wednesday… Read More
Shotgun-Wielding Squatter Wanted After Taking Three Captive
***UPDATED*** The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who held three people at gunpoint for about 90 minutes in a cabin 15 miles southeast of Twin Oaks.… Read More
Man Convicted For Attempted Rape of Teen Girl
Sentencing is set for Sept. 1 for a Kern County man found guilty of trying to rape a 16-year-old member of his family.… Read More
Wreck, Fire Closes Hwy. 178
Highway 178 west of the Lower Richbar Campground had to be briefly closed after a crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle ignited a fire on both sides of the roadway, charring a quarter-acre of grass.… Read More
Bail Set at $250k For Stabbing Suspect
Bail is set at $250,000 for a man accused of stabbing two men during an argument at home on Castlemaine Avenue in Bakersfield.… Read More
Second-Degree Murder Charge Dropped in Elder Abuse Case
A second-degree murder charge has been dropped against a Rosamond woman accused of neglecting her 81-year-old mother.… Read More
Jeopardy! Host to Emcee Petroleum Summit
A legendary game show host is will emcee the West Kern Petroleum Summit in Taft.… Read More
