BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A mistrial has been declared after a Kern County jury failed to reach a verdict in a high-profile hot-car death case. Maya Hernandez of Visalia, 20, was convicted Thursday on two counts of child endangerment, but the jury remained deadlocked on a second-degree murder charge and a count of involuntary manslaughter.…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A Kern County jury failed to reach a verdict Wednesday in the case of a Visalia mother facing a murder charge. The panel told the judge they were stuck on a second-degree murder charge against Maya Herndanez, 20, who allegedly left her two young sons inside a hot car for more…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance inidentifying suspects related to a theft investigation. On Thursday, October 2nd, 2025, the suspect removed the victim’s purse from her open vehicle while at Mister Car Wash in the 4900 block of Gosford Road. The suspect is described as an adult,…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in connection to a series of retail thefts from a hardware store in northeast Bakersfield. Police say Noe Delcampo stole over $2,700 worth of merchandise from a Lowe’s store on Columbus Avenue. Delacampo was apprehended last Friday after his alleged connection to at least fifteen…… Read More
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — An instructor with the Tehachapi Unified School District has been arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching at least two underage victims on a school campus. Physical Education teacher Timothy Seaman, 43, was apprehended in Porterville on Tuesday after a parent contacted police. A second victim was also allegedly inappropriately touched at the…… Read More
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
