Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 17-year-old Bakersfield girl has been identified as the victim of a deadly hit-and-run crash on Union Avenue. The Kern County Coroner's Office says Love Icelyn Dixon was st...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A pursuit along Interstate 5 near the Grapevine ended Tuesday morning with the arrest of a suspected drunk driver. The California Highway Patrol says officers attempted to pu...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- An Oildale man has been convicted of murder in connection with a deadly shooting stemming from a dispute over a stolen motorcycle. A jury found Luis Villachana guilty Friday ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man is dead after being struck by multiple vehicles on Highway 99 in southwest Bakersfield. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened early Sunday morn...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 52-year-old man accused of setting multiple fires outside a popular Bakersfield restaurant is facing arson charges. Pedro Gutierrez was arraigned Monday and ordered held on...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --A state appeals court has upheld a lower court's decision granting mental health diversion to former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner. The ruling came Thursday, shortly be...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Bakersfield Fire Department is asking for the public's help identifying those responsible for an arson attack at a south Bakersfield restaurant. Investigators say six Mol...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County judge has sentenced a Wasco man to 14 years to life in prison, plus an additional four years, for attempting to kill a relative. Prosecutors say Devaun Means, 4...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield city leaders are considering whether the city should adopt a sanctuary city policy aimed at protecting immigrants and increasing transparency surrounding federal ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- New allegations of widespread failures within Kern County Child Protective Services are at the center of a federal lawsuit filed over the death of an 8-year-old Bakersfield g...