Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Service Employees International Union has endorsed Ana Palacio of Bakersfield in the race for California's Assembly District 35 seat. Palacio is an ER nurse at Kern Medic...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Tehachapi man has entered a plea to charges of possessing child porn. David Curran, 26, pleaded no contest Wednesday and faces a year in jail and two years' probation. Curr...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner remains in compliance with the terms of his mental health diversion program. That's the word from a Kern County Superior Court jud...

BAKERSFILED, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man has been arrested in Indiana for allegedly possessing a massive amount of cocaine. Harmandeep Singh, 27. was apprehended Monday after an Indiana State Troop...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A 15-year-old boy has been charged with sexual battery in connection to an incident in southwest Bakersfield. Police say the suspect was arrested April 13, 2026, on charges o...

CALIFORNIA CITY, CA (KUZZ) -- A California appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of the adoptive parents of two young boys who disappeared from their home in California City. The court last w...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County firefighter suffered major injuries after a solo-vehicle car crash south of Bakersfield. It happened Tuesday morning on Highway 99 at Sandrini Road when the 40-...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ, Bakersfield Californian) -- The Fairfax School District has agreed to a $5 million settlement in a sexual abuse case involving a former vice principal. According to the Bakersfi...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Bakersfield man who allegedly possessed child pornography during his time as a probation officer is facing a year behind bars. Jared Martinez, 45, pleaded no contest last w...

SACRAMENTO, CA (Cal Matters) -- Former state Controller Betty Yee dropped out of the governor's race on Monday, saying she couldn't see a path to get donors and additional support from undecided voter...