Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 26-year-old Moreno Valley man died five days after a crash on southbound Interstate 5 near Lost Hills Road, according to the Kern County Coroner’s Office. At about 9:23 p.m. on May 8, 2026, Angel Madrigal was driving a vehicle that crashed with another...

Traffic Advisory for the Week of 5/18/2026 to 5/22/2026. EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of May 18 – May 22. Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Rite Aid, the 60-year-old pharmacy chain that operated more than 2,300 stores nationwide as recently as 2023, has been gone for a year, wiped out by last year’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the acquisition of many of its assets by CVS and others. What remains are its physical buildings, at lea

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Kern County Fire official said that an elevated fire response was downgraded to a normal response after fire crews quickly extinguished a grass fire in southeast Bakersfield on Thursday afternoon. Fire crews responded at around 2:12 p.m. to the 6700 block of East Brundage...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The rest areas for northbound and southbound Interstate 5 on the Tejon Pass are set to be closed for a construction project. The closure started Wednesday, May 13, according to officials. The project is to upgrade the water and wastewater facilities. The project is expected to be completed

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding an at-risk missing 13-year-old girl, last seen in east Bakersfield on Wednesday. The Bakersfield Police Department said Serenity Natalie-Bravo, 13, was last seen at around 4 p.m. on May 13, 2026, in the 500 block of Dunninger Street, j

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A duck has made itself comfortable at a gym in southwest Bakersfield. The duck, now being referred to as Penelope, has captured the hearts of volunteers and gym goers as she gets ready to lay her eggs. Penelope was discovered by employees in the In-Shape Fitness parking lot on Ming Avenue.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help identifying a suspect wanted for indecent exposure and lewd acts. Police say the incident happened on Sunday. April 26, near the 4800 block of Durham Avenue. The suspect was seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the closure of a pair of Tejon Pass rest areas. Effective Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Caltrans shut down both the northbound and southbound I-5 Tejon Pass rest areas in Kern County, California. The closures will allow for a constriction project to upgrade th

Two California counties have declared a local emergency over the invaders.