Highway 178 reopened Tuesday as fire crews made progress in containing ... Public emergency declarations were made Tuesday by both Kern County and the State of California. Gov. Gavin Newsom was in ... 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

The Borel Fire started Wednesday when a driver on Highway 178 left the roadway near the Kern River Canyon for unknown ... isn't the only wildfire scorching California. In the North State, the ... Read More

An 'extreme' wildfire sweeping through the hills of California has left dozens of people homeless ... 1pm on Wednesday when a car careened over the side of a canyon on Highway 178 in Kern County, ... 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, 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

A large brush fire, named the so-called "Morning Fire" in northeast Bakersfield has closed sections of Highway 178, according to California Highway Patrol's website. Kern Canyon Road is closed from ... Read More

Prosecutors have filed a charge of vehicular manslaughter against a 22-year-old man they allege drove on the wrong side of Highway 178, causing a head-on collision that killed an Onyx man. Glenn ... Read More

Prosecutors have filed a charge of vehicular manslaughter against a 22-year-old man they allege drove on the wrong side of Highway 178, causing a head-on collision that killed an Onyx man. Glenn ... 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

An evacuation order is in place due to the Borel Fire burning near Democrat Road. The evacuation is in order for zone KRN-403-A, along Highway 178 in the canyon. All residents in this area should ... Read More

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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

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

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

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

Highway 178 at Kern Canyon is closed after a vehicle fire left at least one person dead Wednesday afternoon.The California Highway Patrol's website said on July ... 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