Category Archives: KUZZ News

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-...

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 ...

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...

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....

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A juvenile who was arrested for the death of a 12-year-old boy in Lamont has admitted to the killing. Javier Armendariz admitted to both counts in juvenile court on Tuesday a...