Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A bipartisan push is underway to see criminal charges leveled against Kathy Scrivner, the mother of former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, who's accused of molesting hi...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --Parole has been denied again for a Bakersfield man convicted of murdering his ex-father-in-law. The Kern County District Attorney's Office says Mark Tedeschi continues to pose...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A juvenile who was arrested for the death of a 12-year-old boy in Lamont has admitted to the killing. Javier Armendariz admitted to both counts in juvenile court on Tuesday a...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Jury selection is scheduled for January 14, 2026, in the trial of an elderly Bakersfield man accused of striking attendees of the Bakersfield Christmas parade with his pickup...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 46-year-old man has been arrested following a deadly stabbing at a motel in northwest Bakersfield. Authorities say Paul Parra was apprehended Sunday night after Kern County...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Sentencing has been postponed for the Visalia woman convicted of child endangerment after leaving her two children inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield. Judge Charles Br...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --A 25-year-old pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle in south Bakersfield. California Highway Patrol officers responded Monday morning to the 5300 block of South U...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --Community members from Lamont and Fuller Acres are speaking out against proposed changes related to hydrogen use at a local oil refinery. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- One person is dead after a deputy-involved shooting in Lake Isabella. Kern County Sheriff's deputies responded around 1:40 a.m. Sunday to reports of a person firing a gun in ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A murder investigation is underway following a fatal stabbing at a motel in northwest Bakersfield. Kern County Sheriffs deputies responded Sunday morning to Motel 6 on Olive ...