Bakersfield CA

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — CHP officers are looking for the driver and vehicle responsible for hitting and killing a pedestrian on Di Giorgio Road late Sunday night. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at around 11:58 p.m., officers were called to the intersection of Di Giorgio Road and

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A driver was arrested for suspected DUI by CHP after being reported for reckless driving, while officers also found children in the vehicle who had gone without food since 6 a.m. and were cared for until family arrived. The California Highway Patrol said on July...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One person died in a collision with a big rig early Monday on Highway 99 north of Famoso Road, according to coroner’s officials. Tristen Scott Moore was the driver of a vehicle that collided with a big rig at about 12:36 a.m. on northbound Highway 99. Moore, 23, was declared dead […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 38-year-old woman died after a crash on the northbound Highway 99 to westbound Highway 58 transition Monday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department said on July 27th, 2026, at around 9:56 a.m., officers were called to the Westside Parkway near the Highway 99 interchange regarding

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people are dead after a crash on Highway 33, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the crash happened July 24 at 4 p.m. on Highway 33 at Elkhorn Grade Road. A 23-year-old man was driving a 2005 Honda Civic in the northbound lane when he collided with a […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified an elderly woman who died from her injuries almost a month after a residential fire as 87-year-old Marcia Sue Karlene Smith. The coroner’s report said that on June 22, 2026, at around 12:39 p.m., Smith was in...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A lucky winner took home Hard Rock Casino Tejon’s biggest jackpot to date Saturday. The winner, a resident of Glendale, placed a $125 wager at the Dragon Link slot machine, according to casino officials. The winning total was $1,241,553.68.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A woman was rescued after falling into the Kern River Saturday afternoon in the Kern Canyon. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at around 3:50 p.m., a KCSO Park Ranger was flagged down by a person on Highway 178 near mile marker 15 in the Kern River Canyo

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Roads are open after a woman was found deceased in southwest Bakersfield, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police said they received a call just before 7 a.m. for the report of a woman appearing to be asleep behind the wheel at the intersection of White Lane and Stine Road. T

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — A 23-year-old Bakersfield man died after his crashed car accelerated into the path of an oncoming semi-truck on Highway 99 early Monday morning. The California Highway Patrol said on Monday, July 27, 2026, at around 12:37 a.m., officers were called to a report of a...