Another pedestrian was hurt in a crash, this one around 8 p.m. Wednesday on Oildale Drive near Roberts Lane. This marks the fifth pedestrian crash in less than a week in Bakersfield.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — It's been a dry winter for California, and temperatures will start to heat up soon. That has fire crews gearing up for what could be a tough summer. Kern County crews are keeping an eye on the weather, and...
The truck's driver made a turn at the intersection of Merle Haggard Drive and McCray Street and struck the woman in the crosswalk, the California Highway Patrol said. The woman's name was later released by the coroner's office: 60-year-old Neva Yribarren.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday it's unlikely that changes he's seeking to the state's environmental protection law can be accomplished this year, although a top Senate Democrat says he's still pursuing...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in the California Senate said Tuesday that they will use their majority to advance seven bills that would tighten the state's already strict gun control laws.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — More than 400,000 unemployed Californians will feel the effects of the federal government’s sequestration spending cuts after cuts to unemployment benefits take effect on April 28.
BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) -- A Bear Valley Springs man who had stabbed his father was shot and killed by police Saturday night. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. when a Bear Valley Springs officer showed up to investigate...
LEBEC, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) -- Caltrans put out a Sig Alert Saturday afternoon warning of traffic backups on southbound Interstate 5 south of State Route 138 due to construction.
People traveling southbound I-5 in the Fort Tejon area are...
STALLION SPRINGS, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — After a long search to buy their first home, Larry and Jennifer Arroyo finally found what they had long been searching for.
"We wallked through the house and fell in love with it," said Jennifer...