Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County firefighter has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a preteen girl. Christopher Wells, 45, a Kern County Fire Department captain with 21 years with t...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield added nearly 1500 residents over the past year. Figures from the California Department of Finance indicate a 0.4% increase to 422,853 residents, keeping Bakersfie...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man accused of DUI in a crash that killed a 12-year-old girl and injured an 11-year-old boy will return to court later this month. Prosecutors say Diego Godinez...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A status hearing has been postponed in the case of a Kern County Sheriff's sergeant accused of rape. Attorneys for Steven Wells, 45, are seeking more evidence after Wells was...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A former Bakersfield band teacher has entered a plea of no contest to sex charges. Salvador Fabian, 27, from Del Oro High School, entered the plea Tuesday to having sex with ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- One of Kern County's heroes with a badge has died. The Kern County Sheriff's Office announced Monday the death of Sergeant David George who died Sunday from pancreatic cancer...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 40-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly impersonating a Bakersfield police officer. Nicolas Leyva was arrested Sunday morning after reportedly pulling over a driv...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Lamont teenager is dead following a shooting in southeast Bakersfield. Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies responded Saturday night to East Pacheco Road near Garber Way w...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County Fire Department crews tackle a grass fire in east Bakersfield. The Tower Fire had burned nearly 2100 acres as of late Sunday night after breaking out around 3:20 ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --Two brothers are in police custody following a beating with a baseball bat in east Bakersfield. Juan Morales, 22, and Isaias Morales, 19, were booked Tuesday on suspicion of a...