Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Officials at California State University Bakersfield put the school on lockdown Monday following a threatof an active shooter on campus. Authorities say the anonymous call ca...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three people have been arrested following a stabbing at Hard Rock Casino Tejon. One person was wounded when a fight broke out early Sunday morning. Miguel Valladolid, 40, Jua...

EARLIMART, CA (KUZZ) -- A chain-reaction crash involving nearly 60 vehicles shuts down both directions of Highway 99 north of Bakersfield. It happened at around 8:15 a.m. Saturday near Earlimart after...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur has announced her campaign for California State Senate. Kaur says she plans to run against fellow Democrat Senator Melissa Hurtado of Bak...

METTLER, CA (KUZZ) -- The investigation continues into a fight at Hard Rock Casino Tejon. Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies responded Sunday morning after one person was stabbed during a fight in ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Police are searching for a man who brandished a knife at a northwest Bakersfield Goodwill Store. It happened January 8 when the man got into an argument with employees at the...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner was in court Thursday to give an update on the status of his mental health diversion program. Scrivner was arrested in April 2024 ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Closing arguments resumed Thursday in the trial of a Bakersfield man accused of killing his 3-week-old son. Eduardo Gutierrez, 25, faces a murder charge after the boy was fou...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Two people are facing charges for allegedly committing a series of thefts from several Bakersfield stores. Christopher Bleakley, 24, and Cole Hernandez, 30, were apprehended ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County judge has determined there is enough evidence to try a Bakersfield man for the alleged drug overdose of his 2-year-old son. The preliminary hearing for Raul Riv...