BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A convicted rapist who escaped custody at Kern Medical faces additional charges after allegedly using tear gas on a correctional officer during the escape. Vincent Deleon, 45, who was previously convicted in the 2023 kidnapping and rape of a woman from an In-Shape gym, was booked on suspicion ...

SACRAMENTO, CA (KUZZ) -- The California Board of Parole Hearings has denied release to a Bakersfield man convicted of murder. The board found Robert Gonzalez, 53, continues to pose a risk to public safety. Gonzalez shot and killed Jose Soto in a gang-related shooting on Marcus Street in Bakersfield in 1992 and was sent...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- One person was pulled from a burning home in east Bakersfield. Firefighters responded at around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of South Owens Street where the victim was taken from the burning house. The person suffered major injuries and is being treated at Memorial Hospital. Two people ...

Tucker Wetmore has reached a new career milestone as Brunette moves to No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart dated May 30, 2026. The chart update marks W...

Ian Munsick's Love Is Blind is built around a clear idea: heartbreak can be obvious to everyone except the person living through it. As part of the so...

Kenny Chesney has added another milestone to one of country music's longest-running chart careers. The latest country chart update shows his new song,...

Nashville will host the Super Bowl for the first time in 2030, after NFL team owners approved the city as the site for Super Bowl LXIV. The game is se...