BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The father of a slain Bakersfield girl will undergo a competency exam to see if he's fit for trial. Ray Mata, Jr., 31, is accused of torturing and murdering Genesis Mata, 8, at a guest room at La Quinta Inn on Riverside Drive in August 2025. Mata and the girl's stepmother, Graciela Bustamonte,...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A Kern County man will spend more than a decade in prison for flying a drug-toting drone over North Kern State Prison in Delano. Authorities say Jorge Narvaez, 28, piloted the drone carrying two balloons full of methamphetamine and dropped the dope into the prison yard in June 2024. Officers r...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Police are asking for the public's help as they search for a man who burglarized a church in southwest Bakersfield. Officers say it happened January 30, 2026, at Fellowship Baptist Church in the 3000 block of Stine Road where the suspect broke into the building and stole property from the chur...

Three influential names in country music are being recognized with one of the genre's highest honors. Officials announced that Tim McGraw, songwriter ...

A fresh batch of dance releases landed this week, bringing a mix of late-night club energy, heavy bass, and left-field ideas. The standout songs come ...

A new track ranking released alongside Luke Combs' album launch puts The Way I Am under a closer lens, sorting all 22 songs from the set and highlight...

Vince Gill says Taylor Swift belongs in the conversation for the Country Music Hall of Fame, pointing to the mark she made during her years in Nashvil...