Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield Stevie Wonder impersonator Tino Ibach has entered a plea to sex charges. The 55-year-old pleaded no contest Tuesday to contacting a minor with the intent to commi...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 27-year-old man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting in Oildale is now in custody. The Kern County Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday Steven Quick was arrested followin...

MOJAVE, CA (KUZZ) -- The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating a helicopter crash that left a man dead near Mojave. The chopper went down Monday afternoon near Oak Creek Road and 9...

ROSAMOND, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Sheriff's Office is reporting an in-custody death of a Rosamond woman. Jacqueline Livingston, 62, was taken into custody by Sheriff's deputies on March 2, 2026, ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County Sheriff's deputies conducted a pot bust in east Bakersfield. About 4 pounds of processed marijuana and 3 pounds of THC edibles were seized January 29, 2026, from ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The city of Bakersfield is moving forward with plans to lease -- and possibly buy -- the Bank of America building. The Bank of America branch at Truxtun Tower on Truxtun Aven...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield has a new police chief. City officials have announced Brent Stratton has been selected for the top spot at the Bakersfield Police Department. Stratton currently s...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting outside a bar in Oildale. The Sheriff's Office says Steven Quick, 27, is...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A motorcyclist is dead following a solo-vehicle crash in southeast Bakersfield. It happened Sunday at around 8:30 a.m. on South Mount Vernon Avenue at East Planz Road when th...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 20-year-old Visalia woman who left her two young boys inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Maya Hernandez pleaded no cont...