BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Bakersfield police are stepping up DUI patrols for the holidays. Extra officers have been on the streets since last Friday, looking for suspected impaired drivers. Police say the operation, lasting though New Year’s Day, is part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. A first-offender DUI driver can…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A judge has delayed a mental health diversion hearing for former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner. The 51-year-old was arrested last April, and is accused of taking mind-altering drugs and sexually assaulting one of his children at their home in Tehachapi. A motion to allow treatment would mean dismissal of felony…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ ) — New information is emerging in the case of a Visalia woman accused of leaving her sons inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield. Maya Hernandez, 20, faces second-degree murder charges after her 1-year-old son Amilio Guiterrez died of heat stroke after she allegedly left the boy and his 2-year-old brother…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A Bakersfield woman accused in a high-profile drunk driving case will be sentenced Friday. Madison Williams, 29, was found guilty in October of DUI and other charges after running a stop sign at Taft Highway and Old River Road and crashing her Mercedes-Benz into a house in September 2022. The house…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — California Living Museum in Bakersfield is issuing a warning about fake tickets for it’s popular Holiday Lights display. Zoo officials say the code CR2025 was not meant for public use, but somehow got shared online, leading to invalid tickets being issued by mistake. CALM says any tickets obtained through the code…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — More witnesses took the stand Wednesday in the trial of Maya Hernandez, 20, who faces second-degree murder charges in the death of her 1-year-old son in southwest Bakersfield. Hernandez, of Visalia, is accused of leaving her two young children inside a hot car while she received a lip filler injection at…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Talks are ongoing between the city of Bakersfield and prison officials in Taft over using the prison’s jail space to house inmates convicted of crimes in Bakersfield. According to the Taft Midway Driller, the Taft city manager says discussions about using the Community Correctional Facility to house inmates are still in…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A convicted Kern County killer has been denied parole. Arturo Huerta, 73, was sentenced in 2013 after his conviction on second-degree murder charges for killing Acamea Coy in his bedroom with a knife and a ball-peen hammer in 2011. Huerta’s roommate told police the voice of a woman screaming “no” was…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A Kern County jury has deadlocked on key charges after a fight at a park in Oildale. Jurors acquitted Felix Gutierrez last week of possessing a gun and showing a weapon, but failed to convict him of misdemeanor battery. The trouble happened April 27, 2025 at Beardsley Park after a group…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A Bakersfield couple accused of torture and murder are set to appear in court Thursday, December 11. A readiness hearing is scheduled for Raya Mata, Jr., 31, and Graciela Bustamonte, 27, following the death August 2, 2025, of Mata’s daughter Genesis Mata, 8. The child’s tortured remains were discovered inside a…… Read More
