BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Rescue crews were sent Monday morning to Highway 178 for an Isuzu flatbed truck that left the roadway and went down the canyon embankment.

The highway was shut down in both directions temporarily for...

An area near the Kernville Airport is now closed off to the public, because Forest Service officials have found dangerous levels of arsenic in the soil. The problem was discovered about 150 yards south of the campsite near the...

The Kern County Sheriff's Department will bring a collection site to the Kern River Valley for their fifth Take-Back day. It's an event to safely collect potentially dangerous medications.

Take-Back day is set for Saturday, April 27....

A wind-whipped fire scorched more than seven acres in the Hanning Flat area Sunday afternoon. A National Forest Service spokeswoman says the blaze broke out Sunday at about 2:30 p.m. on the east shore of Isabella Lake.

Firefighters...

Fire engulfed a double-wide mobile home Thursday morning in Wofford Heights. The Kern County Fire Department says no one was home when the fire started. They're still looking into the cause.

Eyewitness News viewer Robert Amenus sent in video of the fire.

Highway 155 may not have to be moved over, as part of the plans to improve the safety of the Isabella Dams. The latest update from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows engineers are considering a closure gate across the highway...

Kernville's big "Down by the River Side" car show comes up this year on Saturday, May 4. The event is open to all cars and trucks from year 1975 or older. It's open to street rods, Rat Rods, stock or custom.
The car show will be held along...

Rotary KRV is hosting a fundraiser dinner to help local kids go to Camp KEEP. The event comes up on Saturday, April 13.
Camp KEEP is run by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office and provides hands-on activities in environmental...

BODFISH, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A hiker died in a hospital Saturday after she fell off a 15-foot cliff  while panning for gold along the Kern River, the sheriff's office said.

Officials reported that Helen Haiduck, 75, of Bear, Del., was...

The annual Isabella Lake Fishing Derby is just around the corner. This year, it's April 20, 21 and 22. It's the 24th year of the big event, and sponsors say they have more than $250,000 in prizes.
This year's derby has nine major sponsors,...

Pet-owners are invited to a special spay/neuter clinic in the Kern River Valley. The event is targeted especially toward large- and medium-sized dogs, and it's sponsored by the Basic Needs Foundation.

Founder Ha Adolfo says bigger pets...

Work is set to start soon on a boardwalk to go over a huge tree that fell in the Sequoia National Forest's popular Trail of 100 Giants.

The Forest Service says a contract for the project has been awarded, and work will start as soon as...