Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Criminal proceedings have resumed against a Bakersfield man accused of torturing and murdering his daughter. The defense attorney for Ray Mata, Jr., 31, says he won't challen...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A monthslong investigation has led to the arrest of a suspected Bakersfield drug trafficker. The California Highway Patrol, Bakersfield Police, and the DEA arrested Jesus Mar...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --A 68-year-old man charged in connection with a fatal dog attack in California City refused to appear in court. Authorities say Kenneth Dobbins of Palmdale remains in custody b...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --A trial date has been set for August 10, 2026, for a 33-year-old man accused of driving drunk and killing an 8-year-old boy in east Bakersfield. Prosecutors say Andres Serna's...

DELANO, CA (KUZZ) -- A death at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano is being investigated as a homicide. Tyrin Meeks, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell just before 3 a.m. Sunday and was pronounced...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Eleven people were arrested and more than 1.5 tons of trash were removed during a homeless encampment cleanup in Bakersfield's Old Town Kern area. Police say the operation Ju...

CALIFORNIA CITY, CA (KUZZ) -- A 68-year-old man wanted in connection to a deadly dog attack in California City has been captured. Kenneth Dobbins was arrested Thursday after a tip led Los Angeles Coun...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Two Bakersfield men are facing federal drug trafficking charges in Massachusetts after investigators uncovered what prosecutors describe as a multi-state operation tied to dr...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A former Bakersfield school employee has been sentenced after admitting to sexual offenses involving two minors. On Thursday Aldrich Cadiz from San Lauren Elementary School o...

CALIFORNIA CIY, CA (KUZZ) -- A search has begun for a 68-year-old transient believed to be the owner of the dogs that left a 12-year-old boy dead in California City. Authorities are searching for Kenn...