Highway 99 reopens after authorities resolve mental health crisis
Highway 99 and Olive Drive have reopened after police and a mental health team safely resolved a crisis on the overpass this morning.
On This Day in 2006, We Said Goodbye to the Country Legend Who Heavily...
On this day (March 25) in 2006, Buck Owens died in his sleep at his Bakersfield, California, home. He was one of the most successful country artists of the 1960s and ’70s. Moreover, he left behind an immortal legacy as one of the shapers of the Bakersfield Sound. The West Coast country music scene influenced...
Bakersfield creates a new legal role ahead of attorney’s retirement
The Bakersfield City Council is creating a chief assistant city attorney position to prepare for the current city attorney's upcoming retirement.
🚧 New All-Way Stop Coming to Rosedale Hwy & Nord Ave March 25
Starting Wednesday, March 25, Kern County Public Works will install new stop signs for eastbound and westbound traffic on Rosedale Highway at Nord Avenue, turning the intersection into an all-way stop.
Second public hearing added after mailing error on proposed sewer rate increases
Bakersfield officials are adding a second public hearing after a mailing error left about 30 percent of residents without notice of proposed sewer rate increases.
JJ’s Legacy prepares for annual organ donation gala in Bakersfield
The annual event at Stockdale Country Club raises awareness for organ donation and features stories from transplant recipients and donor families
CHP: Woman causes two separate traffic collisions, arrested on suspicion of DUI
A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI involving drugs and alcohol after causing two separate traffic collisions in Castaic on Monday afternoon, according to an official with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office. CHP officers received calls reporting two vehicles involved in a crash on The Old Road...
One arrested, 26 cited during DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on White Lane
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One driver was arrested for DUI, and 26 others were cited during a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on White Lane Friday night into Saturday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint in conjunction with DUI saturation patrol on...
Conflicts of interest lead Kern Co. Supervisors to punt new Family Justice Center contract
The Kern County Board of Supervisors delayrd a vote Tuesday on an occupancy agreement for the Family Justice Center after state conflict-of-interest laws forced two members to recuse themselves, leaving the board without a quorum. The County’s potential contract with Bakersfield Recovery Services comes after the Kern...
In-Shape abduction, rape trial continues into 2nd day
Testimony resumed Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of abducting a woman from the parking lot of a gym on Coffee Road, then raping her in an orange orchard.
