Authorities are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the Kern riverbed. Bakersfield police made the discovery at around 9:45 a.m. Monday east of the Chester Avenue bridge where they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. There’s no suspect information yet. The coroner will release the name of the victim later.…… Read More
A 21-year-old woman accused of a DUI crash that left two people dead in southwest Bakersfield enters a not guilty plea in court. Annabell Correa was formally charged Tuesday by Kern County prosecutors with two counts of second-degree murder after her car slammed into an Uber carrying 30-year-olds Max and Desiree Mooney at the intersection…… Read More
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, marks 19 years since the passing of KUZZ founder and County Music legend Buck Owens. Buck died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack at his ranch just north of Bakersfield on March 25, 2006, just hours after performing at the Crystal Palace. He was the lead singer for Buck…… Read More
Trial has been set for May 5, 2025, for a Bakersfield woman accused of driving with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit when she crashed her car. Brittney Cheema, 25, has three prior DUI convictions and now faces a fourth with two felony DUI counts, a misdemeanor charge of driving on…… Read More
Chevron has donated $100,000 to Taft College. Alan Pitts of Chevron’s San Joaquin Valley business unit recently visited the college to present the check. The money will benefit TC’s Math, Engineering, Science Achievement program by funding a golf cart to transport students to and from the engineering building, located away from the main campus on…… Read More
The Kern County Coroner has identified a 27-year-old man who died in a crash in California City. Joseph Ott of Rosamond was pronounced dead after the accident March 23 near California City Boulevard and Deep Well Street. There’s no word from authorities what caused the accident.… Read More
Donations are being accepted for a resource fair at the Mission at Kern County. The Hope & Help Resource Fair will feature 25 to 30 vendors offering support to people living on the street or those who need help. Organizers at McWilliams & Walden are requesting donations of hygiene kits found on Amazon.com. The event is…… Read More
Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing at-risk man. 19-year-old Andrew Morgan disappeared Sunday evening from the 5500 block of Rivulet Run Court. He’s considered at-risk because of his mental health conditions. Morgan is described as Hispanic, 5’10” inches tall, 114 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last…… Read More
A Shafter sex offender has been arrested for alleged possession of child pornography. Erik Ruiz was taken into custody Friday morning after a search warrant was executed in the 100 block of Frances Avenue. Authorities say Homeland Security Investigations, the Secret Service, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation assisted Shafter police in the…… Read More
The Kern County Coroner’s Office has determined the cause of death of a big-rig driver who crashed into the California Aqueduct south of Bakersfield. Raul Navarro, 32, of Calexico, Mexico, was driving a truck that left the roadway and entered the aqueduct on Interstate 5 near Laval Road in December 2024. Navarro died of accidental…… Read More
