Category Archives: KUZZ News

CALIFORNIA CITY (KUZZ) -- A tragic dog attack in California City has left a 12-year-old boy dead and another child injured. Police say the incident happened Friday at Central Park when two unleashed d...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Police respond to a fatal vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision in east Bakersfield. Officers found a woman with major injuries late Sunday night in the 600 block of Brundage L...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- We're learning more about the death of an 8-year-old girl whose burned body was discovered at a central Bakersfield motel. A report by the Kern County coroner indicates Genes...

TEHACHAPI, CA (KUZZ) -- The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra will dedicate its Patriotic Pops concert to a victim of the fatal crash of a B-52 bomber at Edwards Air Force Base. Lt. Colonel Miles Middleton...

TAFT, CA (KUZZ) --Police have arrested a 43-year-old man after an alleged threat with a handgun in Taft. Authorities say Adan Olivares, Jr., was taken into custody Wednesday after officers responded t...

RIDGECREST, CA (KUZZ) - A 41-year-old Ridgecrest man is in critical condition following an officer-involved shooting Thursday morning, according to Ridgecrest Police Chief Mario Ysit. During a press c...

WASCO, CA (KUZZ) -- The Wasco Police Department is preparing to launch a drone as a first-responder program aimed at improving emergency response times. Residents may have already seen test flights as...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The debate over renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Bakersfield is down to two finalists. One option, Helen Chavez Elementary, honors Cesar Chavez's late wife and a ke...

TULARE, CA (KUZZ) -- The Tulare County District Attorney's Office is reviewing evidence in the suspected DUI case involving former Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels. Tulare County was assigned t...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Longtime Bakersfield City Councilman Ken Weir says he will not seek reelection for his Ward 3 seat. Weir has been undergoing cancer treatment in recent years and has missed s...