The Kern County Coroner’s Office have released the causes of death for two people found on March 19th.… Read More
Zoom Workshop on Recording Police Tonight
It is legal for you to record police officers in the process of making an arrest or other activity, but there are rules. Those rules are the topic of a Bakersfield Community Policing workshop this evening…. Bakersfield Police Department Community Relations Specialist Kelsey Brackett says the meeting will be done via Zoom from 6:30 to…… Read More
Kern County Fair Cancelled for 2021
The Kern County Board made the decision today to postpone the 2021 Kern County Fair.… Read More
Toddler Drowns After Falling in Swimming Pool
It’s a sad thing that happens all over the country this time of year. Parents could look away for just a few seconds and a child falls into a swimming pool. Bakersfield Police Community Relations Specialist Kelsey Brackett says they got a call around 5pm Sunday to the 84-hundred block of Persimmon Drive… Ashton Knightley…… Read More
Former Detentions Deputy Arrested for Alleged Relations with Inmates
A former Detentions Deputy has been arrested after allegedly having sex with several inmates at the Lerdo Justice Facility.… Read More
Bakersfield Police Looking for Catalytic Converter Theft Suspects
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in identifying a subject wanted for attempted residential burglary.… Read More
Geoff Emery Leaving KUZZ After 20 Years
A long-time member of the KUZZ family is riding off into his next adventure. Geoff Emery’s last air shift was this morning after 20 years on the station. Recalling highlights of his career, Emery told Cliff and Tanya Friday about the first time he met the late station owner Buck Owens… Emery joined KUZZ’s ‘Gradowitz…… Read More
Children Ages 12-15 Now Eligible for Pfizer Vaccine, According to Public Health
Effective immediately, all individuals 12 years old and older are eligible for vaccination in Kern County.… Read More
Kidnapping Suspect Dies After Standoff with Police
On May 12th, 2021 at about 10:22 AM, the Bakersfield Police Department received a report from the 2200 block of Niles Street that a juvenile (early teen) was the victim of an in-progress kidnapping and sexual assault.… Read More
Kern County Metrics Worsen; Remains In Orange Tier
Kern County has taken a step back in the fight against the coronavirus… County Director of Public Health Bryn Carrigan told the Board of Supervisors the number of ICU hospitalizations has increased from two to nine this past week, which she says is concerning but still well below the highest levels in January. Carrigan also…… Read More
