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• 1 arrested after waving gun on Hwy 58: CHP

  • California
  • Bakersfield
  • CA-58

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Mar 20, 2026 2:04pm
  A person was arrested Thursday after waving a gun on Highway 58, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

• Wasco driver in deadly head-on collision on Hwy 46 identified: coroner

  • California
  • E Highway 46

  • source: Bing
  • 28 views
  • Mar 17, 2026 1:08pm
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - The Kern County Coroner's Office identified the second driver who died in a head-on collision on Highway 46 early Saturday morning. Gael Salto Fernandez, 20, of Wasco, was ... Read More

• Pedestrian identified after fatal hit-and-run on Belle Terrace

  • California
  • Belle Terrace

  • source: Bing
  • 43 views
  • Mar 16, 2026 12:47pm
  A woman struck and killed by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on Belle Terrace Saturday night has been identified as Lalita Marie Young, 49, of Bakersfield. The suspected driver was arrested shortly after ... Read More

• Coroner identifies 29-year-old man killed in Mount Vernon Ave motorcycle crash

  • California
  • Mt Vernon Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 46 views
  • Mar 12, 2026 5:45pm
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - The coroner's office has identified a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash Sunday in south Bakersfield. Coroner's officials identified the motorcyclist as Paul Anthony ... Read More

• Nighttime closures around the Highway 58 and Highway 99 interchange underway

  • California
  • Wible Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 56 views
  • Mar 10, 2026 09:39am
  The City of Bakersfield announced several nighttime closures around the Highway 58 and Highway 99 interchange that would last until Wednesday. Overnight Closure of Ming Avenue to NB 99 / WB 58 on-ramp A ... Read More

• Man dead after being ejected from motorcycle near Camp Nine: CHP

  • California
  • Camp Nine Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 29 views
  • Mar 09, 2026 09:46am
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A man is dead after being ejected from a motorcycle in Kernville, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the crash happened Saturday just after 8:30 p.m. on ... Read More

• CSU Bakersfield scandal: Assistant coach Kevin Mays is facing human trafficking and child pornography charges

  • California
  • Bakersfield

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Mar 05, 2026 9:04pm
  Former CSU Bakersfield assistant coach Kevin Mays is facing 11 criminal charges, including pimping and child pornography, triggering a massive fallout at the university. Read More

• Fire to semi truck slows traffic along I-5 south of Bakersfield

  • California
  • Northbound

  • source: Bing
  • 41 views
  • Mar 04, 2026 7:49pm
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A fire to a semi-truck Tuesday morning is slowing traffic along I-5 into the evening hours in the Grapevine south of Bakersfield. A fire to a semi-truck was reported in ... Read More

• Expect delays after semi-truck fire stops northbound I-5 traffic

  • California
  • I- 5

  • source: Bing
  • 38 views
  • Mar 03, 2026 11:50am
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  Expect delays for those traveling north to Bakersfield on Interstate 5 after a semi-truck caught on fire and is causing traffic.The California Highway Patrol sa ... Read More

• Why Serious Injury Claims Are Rarely Simple in Bakersfield, CA

  • California
  • Bakersfield

  • source: Bing
  • 52 views
  • Feb 27, 2026 06:53am
  In Bakersfield, CA, where highways stay busy and commercial traffic moves through the city every day, injury cases often carry more weight than people expect. What seems like a clear ... Read More

• BPD, CHP joint Union Avenue traffic enforcement operation nets more than 180 citations

  • California
  • Union Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 50 views
  • Feb 26, 2026 1:46pm
  The Bakersfield Police Department and California Highway Patrol led a joint traffic enforcement operation on Union Avenue on Wednesday that resulted in over 180 ... Read More

• Hard Rock Casino employee arrested for DUI on way to work: CHP

  • California
  • Tejon Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 2:48pm
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A Hard Rock Casino Tejon employee was arrested Wednesday for driving under the influence following a collision in Mettler, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

• Motorcyclist taken into custody after pursuit, crash on Hwy 99

  • California
  • Hwy-99

  • source: Bing
  • 71 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 2:07pm
  A motorcyclist was detained after leading California Highway Patrol officers on a pursuit on Highway 99 in Bakersfield and crashing into an uninvolved vehicle. Officers ... Read More

• Ridgecrest woman identified after deadly crash near Cantil

  • California
  • Cantil
  • CA-14

  • source: Bing
  • 55 views
  • Feb 23, 2026 7:27pm
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - Kern County coroner officials have released the identity of a woman who died after crashing a vehicle north of Cantil. Kristi Lynne Vivian, 50, was killed in a car wreck ... Read More

• CHP Bakersfield welcomes new commander

  • California
  • Bakersfield

  • source: Bing
  • 43 views
  • Feb 23, 2026 5:48pm
  The California Highway Patrol Bakersfield Area welcomed a new commander. CHP officials said Captain Destiny Tafoya served as the commander of the CHP Sonora Area and ... Read More

• Three-vehicle crash slows traffic on Westside Parkway Monday

  • California
  • Westside

  • source: Bing
  • 56 views
  • Feb 23, 2026 09:11am
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - Traffic was slowed after a three-vehicle crash on the Westside Parkway Monday morning. The crash was reported just after 7:30 a.m. on the Westside Parkway near the Mohawk ... Read More