Category Archives: KUZZ News

Office-Involved Shooting in Lake Isabella
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- One person is dead after a deputy-involved shooting in Lake Isabella. Kern County Sheriff's deputies responded around 1:40 a.m. Sunday to reports of a person firing a gun in ...
KUZZ News Jan 12, 2026

Fatal Stabbing at Northeast Bakersfield Motel
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A murder investigation is underway following a fatal stabbing at a motel in northwest Bakersfield. Kern County Sheriffs deputies responded Sunday morning to Motel 6 on Olive ...
KUZZ News Jan 12, 2026

Three Men to Stand Trial for Union Avenue Killing
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three Bakersfield men will stand trial on charges including first-degree murder following a deadly shooting on Union Avenue. Dalton Thompson, William Darden, and Joey Elias a...
KUZZ News Jan 12, 2026

Valadao Adds Name to List of Lawmakers Seeking Information on Scrivner Case
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Congressman David Valadao, (R), Hanford, has joined two other Central Valley lawmakers in calling on the California Department of Justice to explain the lack of sex charges i...
KUZZ News Jan 09, 2026

Stabbing Suspect Acquitted on Murder Charge
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man who repeatedly stabbed his brother with a kitchen knife is off the hook on murder charges. Andy Burgos-Garcia, 27, was acquitted Wednesday of attempted murd...
KUZZ News Jan 09, 2026

Oildale Shooting Victim Identified
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a man who was shot to death in Oildale. John Duval, Jr., 40, -- was found dead at the scene January 2, 2026, in the 100 block ...
KUZZ News Jan 09, 2026

Coroner Identifies 6-Year-Old Killed In Crash In Eastern Kern
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) - The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a child killed in an auto accident near Mojave. Zyon Romero, 6, of Weldon was ejected from the vehicle, and two other children ...
Jerry Hufford Jan 08, 2026

Hearing For Former Kern Detentions Deputy Postponed
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) - A hearing has been postponed in the case of a former Kern County Sheriff's Office detentions deputy facing felony drunken driving charges. The attorney for George Benavides, 5...
Jerry Hufford Jan 08, 2026

Kern Lawmakers Appeal To State Officials For More Information In Alleged Sex Case
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) - Kern County lawmakers are pushing state officials to look deeper into the allegations against former county supervisor Zack Scrivner. Assembly Member Jasmeet Bains, (D), of De...
Jerry Hufford Jan 08, 2026

Fong Responds to Maduro Capture
Central Valley Congressman Vince Fong is speaking out after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The Bakersfield Republican said after Saturday's arrest, "The United States has long pur...
KUZZ News Jan 05, 2026




