Category Archives: KUZZ News

BUTTONWILLOW, CA (KUZZ) -- Teen drivers will have a chance to learn about safety behind the wheel during an upcoming Start Smart class at the CHP Buttonwillow office. Start Smart is a popular program ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A judge will allow the Kern County District Attorney's Office more time to gather documents to comply with a court order involving a car crash that killed Arvin educator Larr...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man will serve 13 years in prison for a road rage incident that landed a couple in a canal in south Bakersfield. Abel Almanza learned his fate Wednesday after h...

DELANO, CA (KUZZ) -- The board of Cesar E. Chavez High School in Delano voted 3-to-2 Tuesday to change the name of the school. The decision comes in the wake of allegations made against Cesar Chavez, ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Shoulder Tap sting in west Bakersfield ends with two people getting tickets for providing alcohol to minors. The operation was held March 14, 2026, where Bakersfield Police...

TEHACHAPI, CA (KUZZ) -- A Tehachapi man has made a court appearance after being charged with killing his grandfather. A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday for Skyler Higginbotham, 23, who is charged...

(Inside California Politics) - The California Legislature is working this week to rename Cesar Chavez Day following allegations of rape and sexual abuse against the formerly celebrated labor leader. O...

DELANO, CA (KUZZ) -- An inmate accused of strangling his cellmate at North Kern State Prison is facing a murder charge. Kenneth Langston, 35, was arraigned last week after being accused of strangling ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A search is on for a man who burglarized a house in north central Bakersfield. Police say a slim guy wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, and a black do-rag burglarized the house...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The father of a slain Bakersfield girl will undergo a competency exam to see if he's fit for trial. Ray Mata, Jr., 31, is accused of torturing and murdering Genesis Mata, 8, ...