Caltrans Traffic Advisory for the Week of 7/13/2026 to 7/17/2026
Traffic Advisory for the Week of 7/13/2026 to 7/17/2026. EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of July 13 – July 17. Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic...
‘It is shameful’: Appeal denied in Zack Scrivner’s mental health diversion
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A state appeals court has denied a petition to overturn Zack Scrivner’s granted mental health diversion. Scrivner was granted the diversion eight months ago. The state Attorney General’s office never charged Scrivner with a sex crime, even though it alleges he molested his pre-teen daughter
Billboards for Barbosa: A daughter’s search for answers
Losing a loved one is always difficult, but losing a mother can sometimes feel indescribable, especially when that loss leaves even more questions.
Bakersfield’s Wild West Days – Charles Burnell
Two tragedies: A Bakersfield hotelier is murdered in cold blood … and a man's life is forever ruined.
Caltrans: $2.5B approved for 150+ transport projects, including Hwy 58 and Weedpatch Hwy
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — California is investing nearly $2.5 billion in statewide transportation projects to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists, including work on Highway 58 and Weedpatch Highway in Kern County. Caltrans said the California Transportation Commission recently approved funding for more
Bakersfield FD working to identifying suspects in Mariscos Las Islitas Mexican Restaurant arson
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Fire Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the people or person involved in the arson incident earlier this month. Bakersfield FD is investigating an arson fire that occurred at Mariscos Las Islitas Mexican Restaurant, located at 1601 Panama Lane, the departmen
Multi-vehicle collision on eastbound Hwy 58 backs up traffic
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Eastbound traffic on Highway 58 experienced delays following a collision involving three vehicles Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported at around 4:15 p.m. on Highway 58, just west of Madison Street and east of Union Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Incident
Man pleads not guilty to Oildale shooting that injured 4, including minor: Records
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 34-year-old man accused of shooting four people, including a minor, in Oildale in early July has pleaded not guilty to a weapon charge, according to court records. Tyler Boyer was arraigned Wednesday and entered a not guilty plea to discharging a firearm in the...
Nurses protest Dignity Health layoffs, warn of patient care risks
Nurses protest Dignity Health layoffs in Bakersfield, warning 137 job cuts across 2 California hospitals could harm patient care.
State Route 41 is closed because of Cotton Fire
State Route 41 was closed from the Kings and Kern County line to the East Junction of state Route 46 in San Luis Obispo County due to the Cotton Fire, which burned 80 acres.
