BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - The California Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on crash Wednesday evening in southeast Bakersfield. At around 6:04 p.m., a white Honda sedan and black SUV ... Read More

The Kern County Fire Department and the B Fire Department have wasted no time in sending more than 160 firefighters and dozens of vehicles to assist in the battle against ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - California is grappling with one of the highest numbers of human trafficking cases in the nation, and the Central Valley is feeling the im ... Read More

The Bakersfield Police Department said it is investigating an overnight incident where an officer accidentally discharged his firearm during a call for service on New Stine Road. Read More

No one was hurt after an officer accidentally discharged his gun during a call in central Bakersfield early Tuesday morning.The Bakersfield Police Department sa ... Read More

The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for suspects that allegedly killed a man in downtown Bakersfield.There is currently no suspect information.BPD sai ... Read More

A cell phone led to the discovery of the site of a deadly crash along Highway 178 on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP Bakersfield area office received a call Jan. 4 at ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol told Eyewitness News they are investigating a deadly crash that left one person dead on Saturday night. Read More

Bakersfield, United States - January 04, 2025 01 / 04 / 2025 11:11 pm (GMT-0800) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A fatal vehicle crash occurred late Saturday night on the southbound lanes of Highway 99, about a ... Read More

A serious collision between a motorcycle and a loose horse at the intersection of Houghton Road and Ashe Road on Tuesday evening resulted in major injuries. Read More

Bakersfield Pedestrian Accident Under Investigation Bakersfield, CA (January 4, 2024) - A pedestrian was severely hurt following an East Warren ... Read More

Fatal Crash on Highway 58 in North Edwards Claims at Least One Life Bakersfield, CA (January 3, 2025) On Wednesday ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol says multiple people didn't heed their warning not to drink and drive over the New Year's holiday. Ten people were arrested in the Bakersfield area during the agency's ... Read More

Firefighters responded to a home on Hosking Ave. near Highway 99 just before 7 p.m. Neighbors say its the same home where two people were found dead on Dec. 28. Bakersfield police said ... Read More

Tragedy struck Bakersfield on New Year's Day with two deaths marking a somber start to 2025. The first occurred around 5 p.m. in southeast Bakersfield, where ... Read More

Assembly Bill 2865 requires schools to educate students on the dangers of excessive drinking community members hopes it combats the high DUI rates in Kern County. Read More

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK / FOX58) - A man was killed and three others were severely hurt in a suspected DUI crash on Ming Avenue on New Year's Day. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Wednesday, ... Read More

Police suspect alcohol was a factor in a fatal single-vehicle crash early New Year's Day in southwest Bakersfield. A Hyundai sedan traveling west on Ming ... Read More

A motorcyclist died in a fatal crash moments after fleeing California Highway Patrol officers in Bakersfield, the agency reported. According to CHP, officers tried to pull over the driver's Yamaha ... Read More