Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield has a new police chief. City officials have announced Brent Stratton has been selected for the top spot at the Bakersfield Police Department. Stratton currently s...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting outside a bar in Oildale. The Sheriff's Office says Steven Quick, 27, is...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A motorcyclist is dead following a solo-vehicle crash in southeast Bakersfield. It happened Sunday at around 8:30 a.m. on South Mount Vernon Avenue at East Planz Road when th...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 20-year-old Visalia woman who left her two young boys inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Maya Hernandez pleaded no cont...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Sheriff's Office is investigating an in-custody death. It happened March 4, 2026, when a 62-year-old woman died in the hospital while she was awaiting trial. ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three people have been arrested after Bakersfield police caught them buying booze for minors. Shoulder Tap operations conducted in west Bakersfield by the Bakersfield Police ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The family of a slain Bakersfield businessman is offering a $100,000 reward for information about who might have killed him. The FBI continues its investigation into the murd...

MCFARLAND, CA (KUZZ) -- A man accused of a fatal shooting in McFarland will stand trial on murder charges. Michael Mendez, 22, is charged with first-degree murder, firing a gun from a vehicle, and gun...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man accused of killing his son over an electric bill has entered a plea in court. A murder charge was dropped Wednesday after Jose Preciado, 52, entered a no-co...

TAFT, CA (KUZZ) -- A Taft woman accused of setting a man on fire has entered a not guilty plea in court. Magdalena Junes, 43, entered the plea to a charge of causing a fire resulting in great bodily i...