Category Archives: KUZZ News

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, ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County man will spend more than a decade in prison for flying a drug-toting drone over North Kern State Prison in Delano. Authorities say Jorge Narvaez, 28, piloted th...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Police are asking for the public's help as they search for a man who burglarized a church in southwest Bakersfield. Officers say it happened January 30, 2026, at Fellowship B...

DELANO, CA (KUZZ) -- The startling news about Cesar Chavez has prompted officials to consider changing the name of a Delano high school that bears Chavez's name. This week, the New York Times released...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County judge has determined there is enough evidence to conduct a trial for two people accused of a murder at an Oildale trailer park. Daniel Graham, 41, and Misha All...