Category Archives: KUZZ News

CALIFORNIA CITY, CA (KUZZ) -- Officials in California City have approved a temporary ban on new cannabis businesses. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to stop approvals for new cannabis-relat...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Bakersfield City Council has given initial approval to a proposed ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo in the city. Right now, short-term...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The results are in after the California Highway Patrol's Memorial Day Maximum Enforcement Operation in Kern County. CHP offices in Bakersfield and Mojave reported numerous DU...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A preliminary hearing has been delayed for a Bakersfield man facing murder charges after a suspected DUI crash on the Westside Parkway. Tomice Fryman, Jr., 51, returns to cou...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A judge has paused the murder case against a 34-year-old Bakersfield man so he can undergo a mental health exam. Prosecutors say Jerome Andreas, Jr. fatally stabbed Michael G...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield police are on the lookout for a man who sexually battered a victim in the 200 block of Chester Avenue. It happened March 19, 2026, by a man described as a heavyse...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A trial date has been postponed for a Bakersfield man charged with murder for allegedly killing his sister-in-law. Prosecutors say Paul Magallanes, 38, shot Margarita Lopez, ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 44-year-old Bakersfield man will spend 90 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading no contest to child pornography charges. Fong Chun was sentenced Friday, Ma...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Bakersfield City Council is considering a new ordinance to legalize and regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo in Bakersfield. The proposal would require permit...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County's Cooling Center program is getting ready for summer, running from June 1 through September 22, 2026. Centers will open when forecast highs hit 105 in the San Joa...