BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating an incident involving a theft and felony vandalism - and seeking the public's help identifying the suspects. BPD said ... Read More

Kern County Fire officials said 121 acres have burned. Additional resources have been requested.Highway 178 was closed in both directions Monday morning after a ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - Highway 178 has been closed at the mouth of the canyon through Borel Road daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. since last Friday, reopening briefly on Sunday before resuming ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - Highway 178 at the Mouth of the Canyon is closed. The CHP's website said Caltrans will be setting up a closer on Highway 178 at the Kern Canyon. The website said at 3 ... Read More

Both directions of Highway 178 at the mouth of the canyon are closed due to a crash between a pickup truck and a sedan, according to CHP's website. Read More

A 27-year-old woman is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk and hitting a car parked on the shoulder of Highway 178, killing one occupant and ... Read More

A 23-year-old Bakersfield man was killed early Friday when the vehicle he was driving was struck by another on Highway 178 just ... 4900 California Ave., Suite 100A Bakersfield, CA 93309 ... Read More

Highway 178 remained closed well into day two of the Democrat Fire. The blaze has been going since 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Father of California bombing suspect says son burned down their house ... Read More

The Kern County coroner's office on Monday identified the man who struck a metal street post on Highway 178 east of the Haley Street off-ramp on Friday and died. Read More

A pedestrian suffered injuries in a hit-and-run crash at the eastbound State Route 178 (SR-178) on-ramp at Union | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident. Read More

A non-injury crash has closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 178 through the canyon, according to CHP's website. Read More

A person who had been reported to be missing was found deceased after their vehicle rolled down the canyon along Highway 178, according to the Highway Patrol. Read More

according to the Bakersfield Police Department. An officer said three suspects allegedly visited the store on Mount Vernon, off Highway 178, on Dec. 29, 2024. One of the suspects reportedly ... Read More

The Borel Fire, a fast-moving wildfire that broke out on Wednesday, July 24, along Highway 178 east of Bakersfield in Kern County, California, burned more than 31,000 acres as of ... Read More

A deadly crash in the canyon and a wildfire resulted in Highway 178 being closed on Wednesday. CHP confirmed at least one person has died. Read More

Bakersfield, CA (July 8, 2024) - A tragic incident claimed the life of a pedestrian on Thursday evening, July 4. The collision occurred on Highway 178 near Beale Avenue. The victim, identified as John ... Read More

Bakersfield, CA - A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in Bakersfield on Thursday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash took place on Highway 178 at about 9:04 p.m. July ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - A 76-year-old Lake Isabella man died after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 178 Tuesday morning near Mountain Mesa. The California Highway Patrol said on July ... Read More

Two fires in the Kern River Canyon closed Highway 178 on Wednesday, and while firefighters were to remain on scene overnight, the road reopened. Read More

Bakersfield, CA. - At least one person died in a car crash that happened in Bakersfield on Saturday morning. The accident happened at around 10:27 a.m. on Highway 178 near Doyle Ranch Road, according ... Read More

Highway 178 is also closed at Highway 14 due to snow and ice, according to the California Highway Patrol Incident Information Page. The only route open between Lake Isabella to Bakersfield is through ... Read More

A motorcyclist has died after being ejected from the vehicle on Highway 178, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said on Sunday, Dec. 10 at approximately 4:06 p.m., the Bakersfield ... Read More

A 59-year-old Ridgecrest woman was killed after crashing her Harley Davidson motorcycle on U.S. Highway 178 near the Walker Pass Campground Nov. 5 around 2:30 p.m. Read More

A Ridgecrest woman is dead after being ejected from her motorcycle on Highway 178 Sunday, according to California Highway Patrol. Officers said the 59-year-old motorcyclist was riding eastbound on ... Read More

Highway 178 through the Kern River Canyon reopened in both directions at 1:54 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

A fatal traffic accident early Sunday on eastbound Highway 178 in east Bakersfield claimed the life of 42-year-old city resident Frank David Romero and California Highway Patrol officers are ... Read More

A 56-year-old motorcyclist sustained several broken bones and abrasions Wednesday when he lost control and crashed on Highway 178. The accident occurred at 11:59 a.m. at Highway 178 and Valley Street ... Read More