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Fire crews battle blaze in southwest Bakersfield at Smileland admin offices
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (63+ words) KBAK Fire crews battle blaze in southwest Bakersfield at Smileland admin offices BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Fire crews were seen battling a fire in southwest Bakersfield Thursday morning. Crews were seen at the Smileland Administration Offices on Stockdale Highway near…...
At least one dead after crash on Highway 46 near Wasco State Prison
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (104+ words) KBAK At least one dead after crash on Highway 46 near Wasco State Prison BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — At least one person is dead after a crash on Highway 46 near Wasco State Prison Wednesday morning. According to the CHP’s website, on…...
CHP Bakersfield hosts "Coffee with a Cop" to connect with community over coffee
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (310+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Bakersfield locals had a chance to meet California Highway Patrol officers in a more relaxed setting Tuesday as CHP Bakersfield hosted a Coffee with a Cop event. The gathering gave community members an opportunity to sit…...
Two arrested during Bakersfield police's DUI checkpoint and saturation patrol
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (169+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A DUI checkpoint and a DUI saturation patrol by the Bakersfield Police Department led to two people being arrested for suspected DUI. The Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday,…...
CHP says Camry driver ran away from scene after hitting and killing Bakersfield man
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (304+ words) The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a hit-and-run crash on Fairfax Road as 35-year-old Pablo Pizano Ortiz of Bakersfield. CREDIT: KNN.NEWS, Rocelia Ruiz) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — CHP is looking for the driver of…...
Coroner identifies three Taft men killed in Copus Road head-on crash
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (213+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the three people killed in a crash on Copus Road as 43-year-old Jacobo Yesca Paz, 54-year-old Pablo Galindo Quiahua, and 35-year-old Raul Velasco Torres, all of Taft. RELATED: Three…...
East Bakersfield family mourns Pablo Ortiz, killed in apparent hit-and-run
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (276+ words) by Steve Virgen, Eyewitness News A family in east Bakersfield is mourning the death of 35-year-old Pablo Ortiz, who relatives say was struck and killed in an apparent hit-and-run on Fairfax Road early Saturday morning. Alejandro Yepez said his older…...
Driver arrested after South Union hit-and-run crash kills woman
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (208+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing a woman in a hit-and-run crash on South Union Avenue Sunday night. The Bakersfield Police Department said on September 6, 2026, at around 7:31 p.m., officers were called to the 2500 block…...
Pedestrian killed by vehicle allegedly involved in Bakersfield police pursuit, 2 arrested
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (352+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A pedestrian was killed after a vehicle allegedly involved in a pursuit with Bakersfield police was trying to avoid a spike strip and struck him early Saturday morning. Two people inside the vehicle were arrested. The…...
KCSO seeks public’s help to identify vehicle tied to May double homicide in Bakersfield
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (157+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding any information on those who were inside a dark gray or black four-door sedan that was involved in a double homicide back in…...