Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A young boy was rescued after being stuck inside a chimney at a northeast Bakersfield home Wednesday afternoon. Crews with the Bakersfield Fire Department responded to a repo...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man accused of killing a woman at an apartment complex in northeast Bakersfield pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder, child cruelty, and domestic violence cha...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --A Bakersfield man has been convicted of first-degree murder. Angelo Cabezuela, 30, was found guilty Monday of shooting Arthur Medina, 34, to death in January 2022. Cabezuela s...

LAMONT, CA (KUZZ) -- Two people from Lamont are facing charges after authorities say the men were caught with stolen copper wire. Kern County Sheriff's Deputies report they caught Rodrigo Garcia, 20, ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County joins the rest of California in celebrating Farmworkers Day. Until this year, March 31 was known as Csar Chvez Day, however the day was renamed Farmworkers Day ea...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A suspect accused of a killing a woman in northeast Bakersfield missed a court hearing. Victor Farias, 33, had a medical issue which prevented him from being arraigned Monday...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A hearing has been delayed for a 28-year-old man accused of abducting a girl from Taft. Matthew Naval is being held on $1.4 million after allegedly picking up the 10-year-old...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office has released the name of a woman who was stabbed to death at an apartment complex in northeast Bakersfield. Yolanda Rojo, 30, died at Kern Me...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man who faced a murder charge in connection to a fatal racing crash in southwest Bakersfield has accepted deal. On Friday, Iqbal Singh pleaded no contest to vehicular mansl...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Caltrans reports eastbound Highway 58 between Highway 43 and Nord Avenue will be closed from Wednesday, April 1, through Thursday, April 2, for grinding and paving operations...