Bakersfield CA

A gas leak has prompted the closure of Coffee Road in both directions between Truxtun Avenue and Stockdale Highway Thursday morning, according to the Bakersfield Fire Department.

The organization investigating Kern County’s Child Welfare System since the tragic killing of 8-year-old Genesis Mata in August is set to present its findings and recommendations before the Board of Supervisors next week.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A bald eagle that was injured in Big Bear received a successful life-saving transfusion from Bakersfield's CALM Zoo resident bald eagle, Spirit. Ojai Raptor Center Hospital announced that Bald Eagle patient 26-519 has been receiving veterinary and rehabilitation teams while working to

The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss a proposed ordinance on Tuesday that would bring changes to how street vendors operate on county grounds.

The Distinguished Young Women of California Competition is back this weekend. We have not one, but two of those young ladies from right here in Kern County. State Finalists Aundrea Moore from Bakersfield and Sara-Jane Osborne from Shafter tell us what it took to get there. 17 News at Sunrise.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Expect delays on northbound Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon Road after a road closure and a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said on July 23, 2026, at around 2:16 p.m., it was posted that there was a road closure in place on northbound I-5, at Fort Tej

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Coffee Road between Stockdale Highway and Truxtun Avenue reopened Thursday afternoon after a gas leak in the area caused the road to be closed for several hours. The Bakersfield Police Department posted about the incident Thursday morning at around 10:30 a.m. Police asked residents to.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The driver of a white Ford pickup that crashed into the back of a big rig on Highway 99 — trapping a passenger — told a California Highway Patrol officer another vehicle cut him off. But as Guillermo Vegafausto explained how his pickup became lodged underneath the big rig Monday afternoon,

Golden mussels keep spreading in California. Kern County is now testing EPA-approved treatments that scientists say can control all life stages of the invasive species.

A good bike trail can make the rest of the world disappear faster than expected. One turn leaves traffic behind. Another opens onto quiet farmland, coastal bluffs, or long stretches where the loudest sound is the rhythm of tires over pavement. The miles still count, but they stop feeling like...