Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Former Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels is facing misdemeanor DUI charges following his arrest in June. Prosecutors filed two counts against the 77-year-old, including...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A wildfire burning about 20 miles east of Bakersfield has grown to 1,800 acres and is threatening critical rail lines, according to Cal Fire. The Fish Fire started shortly be...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A crash involving a Kern County Sheriff's Office transport bus in downtown Bakersfield sent 12 inmates to the hospital Friday morning for medical evaluations. According to KC...

MARICOPA, CA (KUZZ) -- Two people were killed and four others suffered major injuries following a crash Friday afternoon south of Maricopa. The collision was reported around 4 p.m. on Highway 33 near ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -The Kern County Water Agency has named Taryn Ravazzini as its new Assistant General Manager for Strategic Initiatives. Ravazzini will begin the position August 16 and will lead...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider an ordinance Tuesday that would create licensing requirements for sidewalk vendors who sell food or merchandise f...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man accused of causing a crash on Highway 99 is facing DUI and child endangerment charges. The California Highway Patrol says Guillermo Vegafausto was driving a...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man is facing trial in connection with the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife during a family gathering earlier this year. Prosecutors allege Rafael Estrada, ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for sexually abusing a child relative. Pablo Perez, 31, was sentenced Wednesday to three con...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office has ruled the death of a Bakersfield woman found in a canal a drowning. Shamika Washington, 43, was discovered June 22, 2026, in a canal near...