LAKE ISABELLA, CA (KUZZ) -- The search for a missing Bakersfield man has ended after a body was recovered from the Kern River. The Kern County Sheriff's Office says Corey Vargas, 36, was fishing Saturday at Keyesville Beach near Lake Isabella with his 9-year-old son when he slipped into the river after trying to rescue...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to 32 years to life in prison for shooting an acquaintance eight times and leaving him for dead in a field in east Bakersfield. Rogelio Alvarez was convicted June 10, 2026, of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, and fraud, after luring Joe Fuentes to ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Local, state, and federal agencies that responded to the tense hostage crisis at the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield were honored Wednesday at a Bakersfield City Council meeting. The incident began June 2, 2026, when Anthony Searles-Harris, 41, barricaded himself inside the buildin...

Billboard Country Live returned to downtown Nashville during CMA Fest 2026, offering country music fans two days of performances, special activities, ...

Bill Cody, the longtime country radio host and Grand Ole Opry announcer, has died at 67 after recent serious health issues involving heart and kidney ...

CMA Fest 2026 brought four days of country music to Nashville from June 4 through June 7, with major sets, surprise guests, and a final run at the cur...

Morgan Wallen's Pittsburgh stop on his Still the Problem tour drew attention after video from the show appeared to show him taking a phone from a secu...