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
It took Kern County firefighters several hours to fully extinguish a haystack fire near Shafter that put up smoke that could be seen for miles. The Swan Fire on Swan Lane near Enos Lane was reported just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday, and the black smoke was from burning tires and trash that had also ignited.…… Read More
KUZZ and Haddad Dodge Ram are giving you the chance to win a new $80,000 Dodge Ram Truck. Listen every weekday through June 14th for the sound of “the golfer yelling “FORE!” and be caller 10 at 842-5555 to qualify. Be one of 75 listeners with the chance to play the putting game and hit all…… Read More
A Kern County man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for contacting a minor online with the intent to commit a sex act. Prosecutors say Daniel Reed began a relationship with an undercover deputy who was posing as a 16-year old boy, sending explicit messages and a nude photo over the course of…… Read More
The sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon has been updated to show another 10 drownings since last year in the Kern River. The sign now reads 335 drownings since 1968, and KCSO Sergeant Joe Saldana says that does not include victim’s whose bodies have not yet been recovered. Warning signs in English…… Read More
The Sheriff’s Office is grieving the unexpected loss of a senior deputy, whose body was found in a vehicle on 7th Standard Road in Shafter. A news release says he died of a self inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday, but his name has not been released. Bakersfield Police are leading the investigation and say their…… Read More
A man who committed multiple robberies while on parole has been convicted by a Kern County jury. Prosecutors say Cerwilliam Pryor robbed six gas stations in Bakersfield in November and December 2021, each time pointing a gun at the cashier and demanding money from the register. Pryor already has three strikes for previous convictions and…… Read More
A two alarm fire in an East Bakersfield neighborhood prompted quick action by Kern County firefighters, who were faced with a wall of flames that was moving towards homes on Thursday. The fire on Oregon Street near McCurdy Drive was reported just before 2:00 pm and was already burning sheds, fences and vegetation. Crews used…… Read More
A woman whose body was found in an orchard just east of State Route 43 is identified as 33-year-old Claudia Vazquez of Bakersfield. Deputies found her April 26th in the area off Superior Road and Stockdale Highway, but it’s not known how long she’d been there or how she died. An autopsy is planned. Photo…… Read More
Dozens of people turned out for a High Speed Rail open house in downtown Bakersfield to get a look at how the project is going and give their input. Planning Director Margaret Cederoff tells 17 News their focus is on the link between Merced and Bakersfield, which will end at Golden State Avenue and F…… Read More
