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

Bakersfield, United States - February 12, 2025 02 / 12 / 2025 06:41 pm (GMT-0800) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Kern County Fire Department dispatched for a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision in the ... 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

The California Highway Patrol arrested one person after a pursuit and issued many citations during the '?Crash Campaign'? operation throughout ... 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

Bakersfield Suspects Arrested on Drug and Child Endangerment Charges During Traffic Stop in Kern County After 28,000 Fentanyl Laced Pills Seized ... 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 reports of ... Read More

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - A 27-year-old man died after a solo-vehicle crash on Buttonwillow Drive Saturday morning. The California Highway Patrol said on February 1, 2025, at around 5:38 a.m., ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol asked Friday for the community's assistance in finding the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in Oildale in July. Bakersfield Communications Center ... 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

Two people were arrested after a stolen vehicle pursuit ended Friday morning in east Bakersfield. Julian Lugo, 36, and Douglas Morgan, 63, were arrested and ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - A stolen vehicle pursuit that originated in Bakersfield ended near Castaic Thursday afternoon. Bakersfield police tell Eyewitness News it started around 12:40 p.m. Read More

Multiple law enforcement agencies from Kern County are in pursuit of a reported stolen vehicle Thursday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said its ... Read More

A Bakersfield man was convicted Wednesday of attempted murder in connection with a shooting that injured a man in September 2024 on Rosedale Highway, according ... Read More