ROSAMOND, CA (KUZZ) -- A woman is in custody after leading authorities on a chase from Hollywood to Kern County in a stolen work truck. The pursuit began around 10:00 a.m. in Burbank and continued north on the 5 and 14 freeways. Authorities say the truck, loaded with traffic cones and road signs, was stopped after offi...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 29-year-old man will spend three years in prison for a shooting outside a northwest Bakersfield restaurant. Billy Burrell learned his fate Tuesday after pleading no contest to charges including assault with a gun. Attempted murder charges were dropped. Burrell wounded two people during a ga...

MARICOPA, CA (KUZZ) -- An hours-long standoff with Kern County Sheriff's deputies in Maricopa lands a 48-year-old man behind bars. Ray Dorman was taken into custody Wednesday night after allegedly refusing to leave a house in the 900 block of Tulare Street. The impasse began after deputies responded to reports of some...

News of Don Schlitz's death has drawn attention across the country music community, marking the loss of a writer whose work helped define the genre fo...

Ella Langley reached a rare new milestone this week after Billboard's latest Streaming Songs chart placed Choosin' Texas at No. 1 and Be Her at No. 2....

Nashville's songwriting community was in the spotlight as the CMA Triple Play Awards honored 16 writers who each earned credit on three No. 1 country ...

A new wave of country music is taking shape as emerging artists bring personal stories and modern influences into the spotlight. A recent roundup of m...