Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A preliminary hearing has begun for the former assistant basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield who stands accused of sex charges. Kevin Mays, 33, faces allegations of pim...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man will spend 21 years in prison for killing a local gay rights activist. Fredi Rivera, 30, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading no contest to a charge of invo...

MCFARLAND, CA (KUZZ) --- Human remains have been found south of McFarland. Officials with the Kern County Coroner's Office report the remains discovered March 11 in a dirt lot near Whisler Road and Ga...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three people have been arrested following a shooting in central Bakersfield. Brayden Mendez, Alexa Marmolejo, and Joshua Holguin, all 18, were apprehended Saturday after a Sh...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A woman riding a scooter is dead following an accident in central Bakerfield. Police responded at approximately 12:02 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, to the intersection of 4th and P...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man remains in critical condition after a shooting in central Bakersfield. A shot-spotter alert sent police to Beale Park near Palm and H Streets around 11:30 p.m. Friday. ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A murder charge has been filed against a man accused of a fatal shooting outside a bar in Oildale. Steven Quick, 27, surrender to authorities in Grants Pass Oregon Tuesday fo...

SACRAMENTO, CA (KUZZ) --The FBI has warned police departments in California about the possibility of Iran launching a drone strike on California. ABC news reports the possible attack could come in ret...

LAKE ISABELLA, CA (KUZZ) -- Four people were rescued from a capsized boat at Isabella Lake. Rescuers with the Kern County Sheriff's Office got a distress call Wednesday evening for a sinking vessel an...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Two men have been sentenced after a shootout with a Bakersfield homeowner who caught them burglarizing his house. On Wednesday, Melvin Carter received 22 years and eight mont...