I was driving back to Tehachapi from Bakersfield last Friday morning. I took Bena Road, the old route that predates Highway 58, as I often do during daylight hours, looking ... Read More

The Bakersfield Police Department has provided a photo of a suspected vehicle involved in hit-and-run crash that killed a manidentifying the suspect vehicle in ... Read More

A woman who crashed into two parked cars in northwest Bakersfield was arrested for driving under the influence over the weekend, according to the California ... Read More

A woman was arrested following a DUI crash that left her SUV overturned in northwest Bakersfield on Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

A 61-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with a hit-and-run crash in March that killed a pedestrian, Bakersfield police said. Floyd Luster was no ... 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. (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

A Bakersfield Police officer discharged his firearm while responding to a trespassing report on Tuesday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. 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

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

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

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