Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Sheriff's Office arrested 18 people Friday during an operation targeting homeless encampments in east Bakersfield. Deputies conducted the operation at several...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in east Bakersfield that left one man dead and another injured. The Kern County Sheriff's Office said ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --The final defendant in a deadly gang-related shooting outside Central Cali Market in east Bakersfield has accepted a plea deal. Brandon Billingsley, 23, pleaded no contest Wed...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A woman is under arrest following a reported assault with a deadly weapon in east Bakersfield. Kern County Sheriff's deputies responded Thursday morning to the 1000 block of ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield city leaders are considering whether to pursue a sanctuary city policy following a packed and often heated City Council meeting Wednesday night. A sanctuary city ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Plans for a 150-foot public safety radio tower in southwest Bakersfield are being reconsidered after the City Council rejected the proposal Wednesday. The council voted 5-to-...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Extreme summer heat has devastated Kern County's pistachio crop, with growers facing an estimated 56% production loss. The county has declared an agricultural disaster, citin...

LEBEC, CA (KUZZ) -- The Buzzard Fire continues to burn along southbound Interstate 5 near Lebec, after starting as a vehicle fire Wednesday morning. The blaze has scorched approximately 500 acres as o...

ROSAMOND, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County Sheriff's deputy was involved in a shooting Monday evening after authorities say a 22-year-old man armed with a sword confronted deputies during a disturbance call...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County jury is deliberating the fate of three men accused of murder and robbery in the 2022 killing of a Long Beach man during a drug deal in southwest Bakersfield. Pr...