BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Eyewitness News has received numerous calls from frustrated commuters who can't find a way off Highway 99 in south Bakersfield.
Caltrans has announced some ramp closures beginning for the Hwy. 99...
Eyewitness News has received numerous calls from frustrated commuters who can't find a way off Highway 99 in south Bakersfield. Ramp closures at Taft Highway, Panama Lane and White Lane have many drivers taking long detours.
Taft has been hit by a jump in crime, and it's blamed on the so-called state prison realignment. Kern County District Attorney Lisa Green says that's the only factor she can point to. And Green says Taft is seeing more of an increase than any...
Desa Harper recalls spending the better part of her life searching for her grandmother, a woman she'd heard about but never met. She and other family members exhausted the traditional search methods of using birth, marriage and death records. Then,...
Severe budget cuts by the state to Kern County's court system means longer waiting times and shuttered courthouse doors. The county is suffering from a $3.7 million deficit this year, and officials have had to make some drastic changes to make up for that gap.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The intersection of Taft Highway and South H Street in south Bakersfield will be dedicated Friday to the memory of a fallen Kern County deputy.
Deputy Daniel Archuleta was killed in the line of duty on...
The off-ramp to Panama Ln. from Highway 99 will close for a month beginning Sun., March 24. According to Caltrans, the ramp closure marks the start of $33 million project to convert State Route 99 from a 6-lane highway to 8-lanes between...
The mother of an allegedly murdered 3-year-old Taft girl will spend roughly a decade in prison. Angela Vickrey, also known as Angela Hanna, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Kern County court. She pleaded no contest last fall to four...
A top Irish government official visiting the U.S. during St. Patrick's Day celebrations said Saturday he skipped a trip to Savannah, home of the largest and oldest St. Pat's parade in the American South, to avoid a dinner where only men are allowed.
A trial date is set for September for a man accused of torturing and murdering a 3-year-old Taft girl. Eric Foster, who also goes by the last name of Luna, was arraigned Monday in Kern County court. He faces five felony charges, including...