CA-178 California News Reports

North China Lake Boulevard, part of Highway 178, is often what most travelers will see of Ridgecrest as they pass through town, crossing California or heading for Death Valley. Hence ... Read More

Approximately 547 grams of methamphetamine, ammunition and indicia for narcotics sales were located during the traffic stop. Read More

All evacuation orders have been lifted for the Bella Fire, which has been burning since Sunday evening along Highway 178 just below Walker Pass, roughly in the area of the ... Read More

Highway 178 reopened Tuesday as fire crews made progress in containing the Borel Fire that has burned more than 58,000 acres during the last week. Read More

People - whether purposeful, reckless or simply careless - are responsible for about 95% of California's wildfires ... which began last week on the side of Highway 178, possibly sparked when a vehicle ... Read More

Human action, tragically, also may have caused the 57,300-acre Borel Fire in Kern County, which began last week on the side of Highway 178, possibly sparked when a vehicle crashed, killing the driver. Read More

An accident last Wednesday in the Kern River canyon closed Highway 178 and started the destructive inferno now known as the Borel Fire. The highway remained closed as of press time. The driver, yet to ... Read More

Following a deadly crash in the canyon, which started a fire, Highway 178 is closed. A crash was reported about 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The California Highway Patrol confirmed a vehicle drove off the ... Read More

The Borel Fire, a fast-moving wildfire that broke out on Wednesday, July 24, along Highway 178 east of Bakersfield in Kern County, California, burned more than 31,000 acres as of ... Read More

The Borel Fire burning east of Bakersfield along Highway 178 grew to more than 14,500 acres Friday with evacuation orders in place for surrounding mountain communities. Fire crews have been able ... Read More

A deadly crash in the canyon and a wildfire resulted in Highway 178 being closed on Wednesday. CHP confirmed at least one person has died. Read More

Firefighters are working to contain a fire burning along Highway 178 that has forced a closure of the canyon Wednesday afternoon. Read More

Two people are dead and one person was injured after a head-on crash south of Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More