Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The City of Bakersfield will not go forward with tentative plans to rename a downtown portion of H Street as Cesar Chavez Boulevard. The move came Wednesday after City Manage...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Former California State University Bakersfield assistant basketball coach Kevin Mays will stand trial on sex charges. A judge determined Wednesday the 33-year-old will face 1...

TEHACHAPI, CA (KUZZ) -- A 48-year-old Tehachapi man has been arrested on weapons charges. Police served a search warrant March 14, 2026, at the home of Martin Rodriguez, where they reportedly found an...

SACRAMENTO, CA (CBS) -- Serious allegations against late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez have prompted the union he co-founded to abstain from this year's Cesar Chavez Day activiti...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A preliminary hearing has begun for the former assistant basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield who stands accused of sex charges. Kevin Mays, 33, faces allegations of pim...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man will spend 21 years in prison for killing a local gay rights activist. Fredi Rivera, 30, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading no contest to a charge of invo...

MCFARLAND, CA (KUZZ) --- Human remains have been found south of McFarland. Officials with the Kern County Coroner's Office report the remains discovered March 11 in a dirt lot near Whisler Road and Ga...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three people have been arrested following a shooting in central Bakersfield. Brayden Mendez, Alexa Marmolejo, and Joshua Holguin, all 18, were apprehended Saturday after a Sh...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A woman riding a scooter is dead following an accident in central Bakerfield. Police responded at approximately 12:02 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, to the intersection of 4th and P...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man remains in critical condition after a shooting in central Bakersfield. A shot-spotter alert sent police to Beale Park near Palm and H Streets around 11:30 p.m. Friday. ...