The Kern County Coroner's Office identified a man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Roberts Lane in December. Coroner officials say Edward Yarnold Morehouse, a 51-year-old from Bakersfield, was ... Read More

The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a man killed after he was hit by a vehicle as 51-year-old Edward Yarnold Morehouse of Bakersfield. CHP said the ... Read More

A tree was uprooted in southwest Bakersfield Thursday afternoon.It happened in the CVS Pharmacy's parking lot on Stockdale Highway near California Avenue.Curren ... Read More

Rain is forecasted to fall in Bakersfield and Kern County through Thursday and into Friday, forecasters said. There is a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Multiple traffic hazards ... Read More

Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery off Rosedale Highway, told 17 News it's business as usual, despite the years-long legal battle. Read More

The Kern County coroner's office reported Tuesday that the drowning of a Santa Maria man in a southwest Bakersfield pool last summer was an accident. Read More

BAKERSFIELD, CA (February 6, 2025) - Wednesday evening, an auto-pedestrian collision on Highway 202 took the life of ... Lorraine Rios of Teachapi. The California Highway Patrol continues ... Read More

On Wednesday afternoon, an Eyewitness News crew captured footage of a crash possibly linked to an unrelated chase in east Bakersfield. Read More

A person was pronounced dead after his body was found in a vehicle along Highway 58 near General Beale Road early Wednesday morning, according to the California ... Read More

A 40-year-old man was arrested after allegedly leading officers on a pursuit on Stockdale Highway Wednesday morning before crashing into a fire hydrant and a wa ... Read More

Two people are in custody Wednesday morning after a vehicle pursuit out of east Bakersfield led to a deputy-involved shooting and a crash. Video from the scene ... Read More

Two people were taken into custody after a pursuit ended Friday morning in east Bakersfield. Two people could be seen om handcuffs and placed in patrol vehicles after a black Ford Explorer led ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - Westbound Stockdale Highway was temporarily closed at Nord Ave. after a vehicle crashed into a light pole ejecting at least one person, according to the CHP Traffic ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - Westbound Stockdale Highway is closed at Nord Ave. after a vehicle crashed into a light pole ejecting at least one person, according to the CHP Traffic Incident ... Read More

We have an update on a California Highway Patrol pursuit that ended in a major injury crash near Arvin.Previous Reporting: Driver hurt in crash after leading CHP in a pursuit near Arvin 50-year ... Read More

Celebration has turned to frustration as the potential traffic consequences of upgrading Highway 58 between Bakersfield and Tehachapi become more clear to people who rely on the thoroughfare. Read More