Category Archives: KUZZ News

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...

MOJAVE, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Board of Supervisors has approved a major new solar energy project near Mojave. In a 3-to-1 vote Tuesday, supervisors greenlit the Discovery Solar PV and Storage P...

CALIFORNIA CITY, CA (KUZZ) -- The eastern Kern community of California City is facing pressure from the state over a controversial immigration detention center. Attorney General Rob Bonta has urged ci...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (NBC4, Los Angeles) -- Eight people died after a B-52 Stratofortress crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff on a test mission Monday from Edwards Air Force base in ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County is suing the City of Bakersfield over its newly approved sewer rate increase plan. County officials call the hike unprecedented and argue it violates the Californ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Bakersfield Police Department has released its crime report for May showing officers responded to more than 25,000 911 calls and made over 1,000 arrests during the month....

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three drivers were apprehended on suspicion of DUI during the latest Bakersfield Police Department checkpoint. Officers screened more than 1,300 drivers on Stockdale Highway ...

DELANO, CA (KUZZ) -- The Delano City Council is expected to approve the renaming of several city facilities during their meeting June 15, 2026. The action comes on the heels of a report in March where...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man is dead following a head-on crash in central Bakersfield. It happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026, in the 2300 block of 24th Street where a speeding wrong...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield police have arrested a man in connection to the sale of illegal fireworks. Authorities say Juan Ayala, 35, was taken into custody after investigators suspected he...