Category Archives: KUZZ News

Bakersfield Man Convicted of Murder
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) --A Bakersfield man has been convicted of first-degree murder. Angelo Cabezuela, 30, was found guilty Monday of shooting Arthur Medina, 34, to death in January 2022. Cabezuela s...
KUZZ News Apr 01, 2026

Lamont Suspects Arrested for Alleged Possession of Copper Wire
LAMONT, CA (KUZZ) -- Two people from Lamont are facing charges after authorities say the men were caught with stolen copper wire. Kern County Sheriff's Deputies report they caught Rodrigo Garcia, 20, ...
KUZZ News Apr 01, 2026

California Celebrates Farmworkers Day
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Kern County joins the rest of California in celebrating Farmworkers Day. Until this year, March 31 was known as Csar Chvez Day, however the day was renamed Farmworkers Day ea...
KUZZ News Mar 31, 2026 Courtesy The Guardian

Murder Suspect Misses Court Hearing
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A suspect accused of a killing a woman in northeast Bakersfield missed a court hearing. Victor Farias, 33, had a medical issue which prevented him from being arraigned Monday...
KUZZ News Mar 31, 2026 Yolanda Rojo Courtesy KBAK

Hearing Delayed for Alleged Child Abductor
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A hearing has been delayed for a 28-year-old man accused of abducting a girl from Taft. Matthew Naval is being held on $1.4 million after allegedly picking up the 10-year-old...
KUZZ News Mar 31, 2026 Courtesy KGET

Coroner Releases Name of East Bakersfield Stabbing Victim
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office has released the name of a woman who was stabbed to death at an apartment complex in northeast Bakersfield. Yolanda Rojo, 30, died at Kern Me...
KUZZ News Mar 30, 2026 Courtesy KBAK

Street Racer Accepts Plea Deal
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man who faced a murder charge in connection to a fatal racing crash in southwest Bakersfield has accepted deal. On Friday, Iqbal Singh pleaded no contest to vehicular mansl...
KUZZ News Mar 30, 2026

Closure Planned for Highway 58
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Caltrans reports eastbound Highway 58 between Highway 43 and Nord Avenue will be closed from Wednesday, April 1, through Thursday, April 2, for grinding and paving operations...
KUZZ News Mar 30, 2026

Northeast Bakersfield Murder Suspect Arrested
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A man suspected in the stabbing death of a woman in northeast Bakersfield has been arrested. Victor Farias, 33, was apprehended Thursday in Tehachapi after police found an ab...
KUZZ News Mar 27, 2026

Newsom Signs Bill to Dump Cesar Chavez Day
SACRAMENTO, CA (KUZZ) --The day set aside to honor a now-disgraced Central Valley labor leader is no more. On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom singed a bill into law changing the name of Cesar Chavez D...
KUZZ News Mar 27, 2026 Cesar Chavez Foundation
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