A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 72-year-old man last seen in Bakersfield.The California Highway Patrol said John Lewis was last seen on Friday, Feb ... Read More

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The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a man fatally struck by a vehicle in east Bakersfield on Friday. On Feb. 28, Anthony Sanchez, 68, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck, on ... Read More

Over the past two years, California has ramped up penalties on human sex trafficking through efforts spearheaded by Bakersfield state Senator Shannon Grove. Grove just introduced another bill, this ... Read More

A pursuit ended near downtown Bakersfield Tuesday after a man wrecked a stolen vehicle into a home and attempted to flee on foot, according to the California ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - The California Highway Patrol confirmed on X that there was a two-vehicle minor injury crash on westbound 178 west of Beale Avenue. The second and third lanes are ... Read More

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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

BAKERSFIELD, CA (February 19, 2025) - German Garcia lost his life in a motorcycle crash on Highway 46 on Sunday evening. California Highway Patrol officers arrived at the scene around 6:04 p.m ... 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. Check below for radar. M ... 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

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

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 Highway Patrol. CHP told 17 News ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol said on February 3, 2025, from around 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., officers from Bakersfield, Visalia, Porterville, Fort Tejon, and Buttonwillow did a special operation in an ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - One person was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Taft Highway Friday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the driver of Nissan ... Read More

One driver died and another suffered minor injuries in a collision that occurred on Highway 119 on Friday, the California Highway Patrol said. The Bakersfield Communications Center received ... Read More