Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner remains in compliance with the terms of a mental health diversion program. That's the word from Kern County Superior Court judge M...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 35-year-old man will spend 25 years to life in prison for killing his ex's new boyfriend. Christopher Tovar was sentenced Thursday after shooting Rudy Herrera, 36, in the f...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help locating a man last seen seventeen years ago. Nathan Trino Guerra disappeared July 22, 2009, from the 400 block of Ha...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man who allegedly knocked a vehicle into a canal with his car is facing two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving. Abel Almanza, 35, faces...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man who killed his daughter in law in what authorities describe as an honor killing has died in prison. Jagjit Singh, 71, was serving a life sentence for first ...

RIDGECREST, CA (KUZZ) -- A Ridgecrest high school student was detained after allegedly being found with a stolen handgun on campus. Police responded Wednesday to Mesquite Continuation High School on W...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KUZZ) -- A young Bakersfield girl who was injured by an alleged undocumented immigrant driving an 18-wheeler was honored by President Trump at the State of the Union address Tuesday ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Employees of the Bakersfield City School District are up in arms over how much of a raise they got, and how much of a bump district board members received. In January, the BC...

BAKERFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The City of Bakersfield has reached a multi-million-dollar settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a former cop. In 2023, officer Ricardo Robles collided with a car a...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other Kaiser Permanente health care workers, including hundreds in Kern County, are set to return to work Tuesday after a four-week ...