Pilot identified in plane crash in El Paso Mountains that sparked ‘Canyon Fire’
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the second man killed in a plane crash in the El Paso Mountains that sparked the "Canyon Fire" earlier this month in Kern County. Enrique Cuahoctemoc Lopez Castillo, 27, of Riverside, was identified on Monday, May 18,...
Autopsy reveals cause of death of 68-year-old man in Bernard Street residential fire
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The cause of death of a 68-year-old Bakersfield man in a Bernard Street fire in January was revealed by the Kern County coroner. On Jan. 24, 2026, Bharti Khatri was found unresponsive at around 5:48 a.m. in a home on fire in the 300 block of Bernard Street.
Bakersfield police arrest 4 in DUI checkpoint; 7 vehicles impounded
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department said that four drivers were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence, and seven vehicles were impounded during a DUI and driver's license checkpoint on Saturday, May 16th. It was held from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the 1400 block...
Wood Fire burns north of HWY 58, no traffic impacts at this time
A second fire burns north of Highway 58 near the Bena Landfill on Monday morning, according to the Kern County Fire Department.
One man goes to hospital, another arrested after assault
One man went to the hospital and another to jail after what Taft Police are calling an unprovoked attack in downtown Saturday night. Police said the unidentified victim was walking on Fifth Street near Center Street about 8:30 p.m. when his assailant assaulted him with his hands and feet. As...
Stevenson Ranch Man Killed In Bakersfield Crash
A 54-year-old man from Stevenson Ranch was struck and killed by a vehicle in Bakersfield on Thursday night, according to the Kern County coroner and the California Highway Patrol. Sibichan Varghese, 54, of Stevenson Ranch, was identified as the person struck and killed in an auto collision in Bakersfield on Thursday, a
Highway 178 closed as vegetation fire burns near Kern Canyon Road, 100+ acres burned
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Highway 178 was closed in both directions Monday morning after a vegetation fire broke out along Kern Canyon Road near the west entrance to the canyon. Kern County Fire officials said 121 acres have burned. Additional resources have been requested. Firefighters in Kern County, along...
Inmate died on March 4 in hospital, was arrested 2 days prior: Coroner
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 62-year-old woman died not long after she was taken into custody in early March, said the Kern County Coroner's Office. Jacqueline E. Livingston, 62, of Rosamond, was arrested on March 2, 2026. Shortly later, she was taken to Antelope Valley Medical Center. She died on March 4 at the
‘Malibu Sniper’ convicted of assaulting prison doctor while in custody in Kern: DA
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An inmate already serving a life sentence for murdering a man in front of his young daughters in Malibu is now facing an additional 25 years to life in prison for attacking a state prison doctor in 2024, according to the Kern County District Attorney.
Overnight closures planned on Stockdale Highway in Bakersfield
Bakersfield drivers face overnight lane closures on Stockdale Highway from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday through mid-July.
