Category Archives: KUZZ News

Bakersfield Clears Homeless Encampments
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Police arrested fourteen people during a sweep of homeless encampments in central Bakersfield. Thirty-six encampments were removed January 14, 2026, from the Kern Riverbed be...
KUZZ News Jan 19, 2026

Jury Selection to Begin in Infant Death Trial
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Jury selection is set to begin next week in the trial of a Bakersfield man accused of killing an infant. Eduardo Gutierrez, 25, was arrested in November 2024 after a 1-month-...
KUZZ News Jan 16, 2026

Kern County Joins California Kaiser Workers Expected to Strike
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California, including those in Kern County, are preparing to go on strike this month. The United Nurses Association of California has ...
KUZZ News Jan 16, 2026

Jury Selection Continues for Elderly Suspected DUI Driver
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Jury selection will continue next week in the trial of an elderly Bakersfield man accused of DUI. The judge sent potential jurors home on Thursday after the attorney for Alan...
KUZZ News Jan 16, 2026

Delays Expected on Highway 178
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Motorists should expect delays through the Kern River Canyon on Friday, January 16, 2026. Caltrans announces there will be one-way traffic control on Highway 178 from 7:30 a....
KUZZ News Jan 15, 2026

Suspect in Fatal Oildale Shooting Enters Plea
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man accused of a fatal shooting in Oildale has entered a plea in court. Jonathan Fraze, 33, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in connection to the death of John Duval. Jr., 40, ...
KUZZ News Jan 15, 2026

Accused Drunk Driver Enters Plea Following Fatal Accident Involving KHSD Police Chief
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 38-year-old man accused of a drunk-driving accident that left the Kern High School District police chief dead over ten years ago pleads no-contest to a charge of second-deg...
KUZZ News Jan 15, 2026

Suspect Enters Plea in Gay Activist Shooting
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man charged with shooting a gay activist to death at a Bakersfield park has entered a plea to a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Fredi Rivera, 29, of Delano, pleaded no co...
KUZZ News Jan 15, 2026 Daniel Landeros Photo Courtesy KGET

Bipartisan Push for Charges Against Kathy Scrivner
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A bipartisan push is underway to see criminal charges leveled against Kathy Scrivner, the mother of former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, who's accused of molesting hi...
KUZZ News Jan 14, 2026

Parole Denied for Bakersfield Man Who Killed Father-In-Law
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --Parole has been denied again for a Bakersfield man convicted of murdering his ex-father-in-law. The Kern County District Attorney's Office says Mark Tedeschi continues to pose...
KUZZ News Jan 14, 2026
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