BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Kern Medical announces the opening of its new Pediatric Emergency Department. The county hospital in east Bakersfield says the new department is a dedicated space designed to provide specialized, compassionate care for children experiencing medical emergencies. The department features pediatric treatment rooms within a child-focused environment built to meet the emergent…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A suspected DUI driver accused of crashing into a house in east Bakersfield has taken a plea deal. The California Highway Patrol says Thomas Gonzalez was driving a 2024 Honda Accord on Gage Street October 4 when he left the road and hit a house, injuring a woman inside. Gonzales reportedly…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A young Bakersfield girl allegedly told Kern County Sheriff’s deputies she ran away after a relative dragged her from a car. Court documents indicate the 7-year-old’s grandmother, Natalie Sandoval, reportedly left the child inside a car while she went inside Horace Mann Elementary School August 28. The girl ran away but…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — The murder trial of a Central Valley woman whose toddler died after being left inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield has been postponed. A judge on Monday set a date for November 18 for Maya Hernandez, 21, who faces charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter after allegedly leaving her two…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Trial has been set for December for a Bakersfield couple accused of torture and homicide. Raya Mata, Jr., 31, and Graciela Bustamonte, 27, face numerous charges — including murder — after the body of Mata’s daughter Genesis, 8, was discovered inside a bathtub at La Quinta Inn on Riverside Drive in…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — The Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly Government Relations Committee meeting Monday, November 10, 2025. Republican political consultant Cathy Abernathy and Kern County Democrat Committee chair Christian Romo will conduct an in-depth analysis of the recent special election — and discussion on what lies ahead following passage…… Read More
Updated on: November 10, 2025 / 12:24 AM EST / CBS News What to know on Day 41 of the government shutdown:… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — California voters have passed Proposition 50, the state’s redistricting measure, paving the way for Democrats to pick up five additional congressional seats in next year’s midterms. The measure, which was introduced to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas, was passed by a majority of California voters. Kern County voters voted in…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A search warrant leads Kern County Sheriff’s deputies to a huge stash of dope in Oildale. A meth lab and nearly 4,000 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered October 30, 2025, by KCSO’s High-Density Drug Task Force at a house in the 400 block of Rian Noelle Court. Five people were apprehended,…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Bakersfield police are investigating a suspected drunk-driving crash that left a food vendor and a child injured in east Bakersfield. It happened Monday afternoon at the intersection of Haley Street and East California Avenue where Andres Serna, 33, allegedly veered off East California Avenue and drove through a fence into a…… Read More
