The most recent death on Bakersfield's streets happened Tuesday night when a man fell off his bike and was struck by a vehicle. The fatal crash happened on ... Read More

The Police Department Traffic Unit announced it will hold a DUI and driver license checkpoint on December 13, at an undisclosed location ... Read More

California Highway Patrol officers will conduct a driver's license and DUI checkpoint this Saturday in an unincorporated area of Bakersfield. The checkpoint will be set up Dec. 14 between 6 p.m. Read More

Captain Gil Peirsol takes over for Vince Pagano as commander of the CHP Bakersfield office. A 28-year veteran of the department, he going to focus on bringing down the area's traffic fatalities. Read More

Driver and pedestrian safety in Bakersfield has been a longstanding and growing concern for residents and officials. Read More

Bakersfield sees reports in car thefts, with high-end vehicles being prime targets; California Highway Patrol offers preventive measures. Read More

BAKERSFIELD, CA (December 5, 2024) - On October 14th, Filamer Barayuga Simpliciano was one of three people killed in a two-vehicle crash on Elmo Highway. Authorities received dispatch calls at ... Read More

The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified the woman killed after a rollover crash on Westside Parkway in July as 23-year-old Andrea Montero of Bakersfield ... Read More

The heaviest traffic in Southern California during Thanksgiving week is expected Wednesday on northbound Interstate 5 between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. Almost 80 million Americans will travel for ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - Caltrans said Tuesday morning that westbound Highway 58 to northbound Highway 99 is blocked due to an overturned semi-trailer truck. The semi-trailer spilled hay on ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - The westbound Highway 58 connector to northbound Highway 99 reopened after a semi-truck's trailer tipped over and forced a temporary closure, according to the CHP ... Read More

Travel up Highway 14 from Santa Clarita, Calif., and you'll reach Lancaster, Palmdale and other small cities that comprise the Antelope Valley, sandwiched between Bakersfield to the west and ... Read More

Viceroy Indian Cuisine and Bar reported shots fired near the business at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday at 10650 Stockdale Highway, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. BPD said officers found ... Read More

A vehicle hit two pedestrians around 1 a.m. Sunday on northbound Highway 99, south of Houghton Road, killing one, according to the California Highway Patrol. Bakersfield Area officers found that ... Read More