Category Archives: KUZZ News

Swalwell to Quit Congress Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell said on Monday he will resign from the House of Representatives, bowing to pressure from both Democrats and Republicans to leave Congress or fa...
KUZZ News Apr 14, 2026 Courtesy Courthouse News

Swalwell Pauses Campaign for California Governor
SACRAMENTO, CA (Jeanne Kuang, Cal Matters) -- Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor Sunday evening, days after two news outlets published explosive allegations of sexual as...
KUZZ News Apr 13, 2026 Courtesy ABC7

Warehouse Fire in East Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Crews with the Bakersfield Fire Department and Kern County Fire Department tackled a massive warehouse fire in east Bakersfield. Flames broke out at around 2 p.m. Saturday at...
KUZZ News Apr 13, 2026 Courtesy 23ABC

Officer-Involved Shooting on Highway 58
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in east Bakersfield. Deputies responded Friday afternoon to the 500 block of Pepper Drive after...
KUZZ News Apr 13, 2026

Artemis II Set to Splash Down Near San Diego
HOUSTON, TX (KUZZ) -- NASA says it has "high confidence" in the Orion capsule's heat shield as it prepares for the return of the Artemis 2 crew. At a Thursday briefing, associate administrator Amit Ks...
KUZZ News Apr 10, 2026 Courtesy NBC

Reward Offered in Fatal Missing Man Case
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --Kern Secret Witness is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection to a missing man who was later found dead. Charles Prunty, 68, was last see...
KUZZ News Apr 10, 2026 Courtesy KBAK

Tulare County Detective Dead After SWAT Standoff
PORTERVILLE, CA (KUZZ) -- Authorities say the man suspected of fatally shooting a Tulare County sheriff's deputy is dead. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux says the alleged shooter was killed Thursday evening wh...
KUZZ News Apr 10, 2026

Kidnapping Suspect Will Be Tested for Competency
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ ) -- Sentencing has been delayed for a Santa Ana man accused of kidnapping a Bakersfield girl, so the court can determine if he's mentally competent. Sergio Estrada, 20, pleaded ...
KUZZ News Apr 09, 2026 Courtesy KBAK

Judge Delays Hearing for Northeast Bakersfield Murder Suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County Superior Court judge has delayed a preliminary hearing for a 33-year-old man accused of a fatal stabbing in northeast Bakersfield. Victor Farias pleaded not gui...
KUZZ News Apr 09, 2026 Photo Courtesy KBAK

Bakersfield Police Searching for Credit Card Crooks
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield police are asking for your help identifying a pair of credit card crooks. Two suspects used a victim's credit cards after the person lost her handbag March 8, 202...
KUZZ News Apr 09, 2026




