A 60-year-old man with eight previous convictions for robbing banks could spend the rest of his life in prison for a hold up in Bakersfield. Deputy District Attorney Joseph Kinzel says Ray Green used a note to threaten a teller at the Wells Fargo on California Avenue in 2021, and then led law enforcement on…… Read More
Kern County Fire is expanding its workforce as crews deal with extreme temperatures across the region. Spokesman Andrew Freeborn says they make sure everyone has access to shade, water, and place to rest as crews rotate in and out of a working fire. About 100 personnel are in place above normal staffing levels. Kern County…… Read More
Firefighters braved the heat to battle a two-alarm fire on horse property along Brimhall Road between Verdugo Lane and Calloway Drive. It was burning in the dry grass when crews arrived just before 1:00 Sunday afternoon, where the flames destroyed a structure and damaged a corral. No horses were hurt, according to 17 News, and…… Read More
Sheriff’s search and rescue teams in the Kern Valley have found the body of a woman who was last seen entering the river Thursday afternoon, but a man who also went into the water around 1:00p.m. is still missing. The original report said the couple were “in distress,” but there’s no clarification on what that…… Read More
All available CHP officers will be working to keep our highways safe this long holiday weekend, starting at 6:00 Wednesday night. The Maximum Enforcement Period will last through Sunday night, with officers looking for speeders and other unsafe drivers. A news release says 68 people died in crashes across the state during the July Fourth…… Read More
A big shakeup is in the wind, with the announcement that Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace is up for sale. Former and longtime KUZZ news director Mark Howell says the Bakersfield venue has seen many great performers over the years. The Crystal Palace opened in 1996 after years of dreaming and planning by KUZZ founder Buck…… Read More
Kern County Public Health is urging people to take precautions around Lake Isabella, where dangerous algal blooms have been found. Spokeswoman Michelle Corson says they tested 17 areas around the Lake Children and dogs are most likely to feel the affects of the toxins because of their smaller body size and increased potential to ingest…… Read More
A weekend standoff ends with an arrest in southwest Bakersfield, although BPD has not identified the suspect as yet. The incident began Saturday afternoon around 3:30 on Phaffle Drive near Akers and Wilson roads, and news video shows police SWAT being deployed, along with a drone. Sheriffs deputies were also at the scene. It’s not…… Read More
Kern County is experiencing a record number of 911 calls, putting a strain on the emergency response system and delaying first responders. EMS Program Manager Jeff Farris says during a non-life threatening situation people are encouraged to use urgent care. Kern is on path to receive 13,000 emergency calls by the end of June, exceeding…… Read More
Another pedestrian has been killed in Bakersfield, a man who was in the street when he was struck by a Toyota Corolla. Police say it happened Thursday night around 9:20pm on South Brown Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating in the investigation, BPD says speeding…… Read More
