Category Archives: KUZZ News

SACRAMENTO, CA (KUZZ) -- State Senator Shannon Grove, R, (Bakersfield), has introduced legislation to strengthen protections for people of every religious background who gather for worship in Californ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Today is President's Day, a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February. Because the holiday falls between the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Was...

TAFT, CA (KUZZ) -- A $4 million improvement project is happening on the streets of Taft. Work started in early January to install curbs and sidewalks on several streets in the Ford City area. Several ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton came to Kern County this week. The British-born Republican is a former political advisor to U-K Prime Minister David Cameron a...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A hearing has been postponed to April for a Bakersfield man accused of killing his wife. Manuel Robles, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and child cruelty in connectio...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A vandalism suspect is behind bars in connection to a pair of incidents in downtown Bakersfield. George Callahan, 40, was apprehended Thursday after allegedly throwing bricks...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A plea deal has been reached in the case of a Visalia woman whose young son died inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield. Maya Hernandez, 20, pleaded no contest Wednesday t...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Bakersfield city council is moving closer to raising sewer rates. The council on Wednesday launched a process to hike rates by about $100 per year over the next five year...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man has been found guilty of beating a woman and holding a gun to her head. Jayden Toralba, 25, was convicted Wednesday of assault with a deadly weapon, false i...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Several students are facing criminal charges after posting a photo to social media of someone in possession of a gun at Centennial High School. The Kern High School District ...