A 37-year-old San Bernardino man died Thursday after pulling over along northbound Interstate 5 south of Wheeler Ridge Road, the Highway Patrol reported. Read More

At least one person died after CHP were called to a report of two semi-trucks parked on the side of the road along Interstate 5 Thursday afternoon.The CHP's web ... Read More

UPDATE (5 P.M.): The CHP's website said all lanes reopened.--------------Northbound I-5 lanes near the Grapevine are impacted after several multi-vehicle crashe ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - Southbound Interstate 5 just north of Highway 119 is closed due to a multi-vehicle crash and big rig fire Wednesday morning. The crash was reported in the area of just ... Read More

Expect delays on southbound Interstate 5 after a semi-truck caught on fire Wednesday morning.The CHP's website said on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at around 1 ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A brush fire burning in between southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate 5 south of Bakersfield is causing delays Monday evening. A brush fire was reported at ... Read More

Crashes, truck fires and hours-long backups are turning travel on Interstate 5 through the Grapevine into what drivers describe as a frustrating gamble, especia ... Read More

A fire involving an Amazon semi-truck on northbound Interstate 5 is slowing traffic in the area of Grapevine Road Wednesday morning. The fire was reported around 9:14 ... Read More

A fast-growing brush fire near Gorman brought traffic on Interstate 5 through the Grapevine to a standstill for hours Friday, forcing drivers to change plans ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A fire on southbound Interstate 5 has now burned 30 acres and prompted an evacuation warning, according to the Kern County Fire Department. Officials with KCFD said the ... Read More

A vehichle causgh fire this morning on northbound highway 5. Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A Southern California woman is in custody after she allegedly failed to stop along Interstate 5 near the Grapevine and led officers on a pursuit Tuesday morning. The ... Read More

California Highway Patrol were dispatched to a solo-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, north of Highway 43 early on Thursday. An initial investigation indicated the driver was an unidentified male. He was ... Read More

Drivers are facing heavy delays on Monday afternoon on the southbound I-5 near the Laval Road off-ramp due to a road closure, according to the CHP's ... Read More

A 26-year-old Moreno Valley man died five days after a crash on southbound Interstate 5 near Lost Hills Road, according to the Kern County Coroner's Office. Read More

Caltrans has announced the closure of the Tejon Pass rest areas on Interstate 5 in Kern County for a major construction project, starting today and lasting ... Read More

A vegetation fire has temporarily closed Interstate 5 near Highway 46 on Friday night, according to CHP's website. Both directions of the I-5 are closed in the ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A crash involving a semi-truck and another vehicle that damaged a guardrail is causing delays for drivers near the Grapevine Thursday afternoon. The collision was reported ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A fire to a semi-truck is causing delays to drivers along I-5 south of Bakersfield on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

A semi-trailer truck caught on fire, delaying traffic on northbound Interstate 5, on Tuesday at around 4:40 p.m., according to CHP's website. Read More

Drivers traveling through the Grapevine should prepare for long-term lane closures on Interstate 5 near Lebec as Caltrans begins work tied to the Interstate 5 ... Read More

Expect delays after a semi-truck caught fire, causing the number four lane to be closed on northbound Interstate 5 at Grapevine Road on Monday afternoon.The CH ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - The Buttonwillow California Highway Patrol Office is set to host a Start Smart class for new teens drivers and their parents on April 14. The free two-hour class is ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A fire to a semi-truck Tuesday morning is slowing traffic along I-5 into the evening hours in the Grapevine south of Bakersfield. A fire to a semi-truck was reported in ... Read More

A big rig that caught fire closed northbound Interstate 5, turning about a 90-minute drive to Bakersfield into a four-hour ride that made the Chatsworth High boys soccer team late and caused its CIF ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A fire to a semi-truck Tuesday morning is slowing traffic along I-5 into the evening hours in the Grapevine south of Bakersfield. A fire to a semi-truck was reported in ... Read More

Expect delays traveling northbound on Interstate 5 near Grapevine Road after a vehicle overturned and crashed into the center divider Monday morning.The CHP's w ... Read More

A semi-trailer was struck by another vehicle, causing it to catch fire and delay traffic on southbound I-5, just north of Highway 46, on Friday night ... Read More

California's foggy weather stretches from Bakersfield to Shasta County. Motorists driving Interstate 5, Interstate 80 and several highways may find visibility limited. Tips to remember when driving in ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash into a canal west of Shafter that injured at least two people Monday evening. The crash was reported just before 6 p.m. near West Lerdo Highway ... Read More

Hard Rock Casino Tejon is set to open on Nov. 13 near the Highway 99 and Interstate 5 split in Mettler. The casino is located on Tejon Indian trial land south of Bakersfield off the Highway 166 exit. Read More

Expect delays on Corpus Road near Interstate 5 after a semi-truck overturned, spilling grapes, Monday morning.The CHP's website said on October 27, 2025, at aro ... Read More

The first major storm of the season is making its way through Kern County and Bakersfield. Several roads around Kern County are impacted by closures or warnings ... Read More

CHP said the number three lane is open. The far right lane remains closed.--------------Expect delays traveling south on Interstate 5 as the ... Read More

Between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, where Interstate 5 cuts through California's golden hills, a shopping paradise emerges like a mirage in the distance. Tejon Ranch Outlets in Arvin stands as a ... Read More

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom for issuing a commercial driver's license to an undocumented individual, Partap Singh, who was involved in a ... Read More

A Bakersfield family continues to grapple with the aftermath of a devastating 2024 crash in the Mojave Desert that left their 5-year-old daughter, Dalilah, with ... Read More

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom on X Thursday in connection with a truck collision that left a 5-year-old Bakersfield girl with skull fractures, ... Read More

A 27-year-old Covina woman was identified as the victim in a traffic collision early on Sept. 17 along southbound Interstate 5 north of Valpredo Avenue. Read More

A North Hollywood man was killed Monday when the vehicle he was driving was struck by another along northbound Interstate 5 north of Rowlee Road in Buttonwillow, the Kern County ... Read More

A motorcycle crash and a separate car fire caused a massive traffic backup on the 5 Freeway in Arleta Tuesday morning. Preliminary information on the crash was limited; however, CHP officials put ... Read More

A 24-year-old man from North Hollywood died after a crash on Interstate 5 near Rowlee Road Monday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to Interstate 5 near Rowlee Road at about 12:02 p.m. for a ... Read More

Just after 10 a.m. on Monday, June 30, the Bakersfield Communications Center received a report of a vehicle on the right shoulder of southbound Interstate 5, so ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal wreck that took place Monday evening. The driver of a 2018 Jeep Compass has died after veering off the ... Read More

Traffic was briefly halted on Interstate 5 early Thursday as flames from a vehicle fire in the southbound lanes just south of Grapevine Road spread to a nearby hillside. Read More

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded three earthquakes Monday just west of Interstate 5 near Mettler. The first earthquake was the largest at magnitude 3.8 and was recorded at 12:09 p.m. The two ... Read More

(KGET) - It was a wild car chase of more than 100 miles and it ended in Los Angeles. It started in downtown Bakersfield ... per hour at times as he raced down Interstate 5. He eventually made it to ... Read More

California Highway Patrol- Bakersfield reported that a special enforcement operation on Interstate 5 through the Grapevine resulted in 318 citations being ... Read More

A truck driver from Calexico died late last year from an accidental drowning in the Aqueduct near Arvin, the Kern County coroner's office has determined. Read More

Five people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol during a checkpoint held Saturday night into Sunday morning in the 300 block of East Truxtun Avenue, ... Read More

California Highway Patrol was stopping traffic on both northbound and southbound Interstate 5 at Cesar Chavez Parkway. By 5:15 p.m., the group had exited the freeway and traffic lanes were reopened. Read More

LOS ANGELES - The driver of a suspected stolen truck was arrested Thursday after the vehicle's right front tire blew out on the freeway. According to the California Highway Patrol, the pursuit began ... Read More

A brush fire in Castaic forced a closure of Interstate 5 on Wednesday. CHP said the all northbound and southbound traffic reopened just before 7 p.m. 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

At least one person was seriously injured in a crash west of Bakersfield on Tuesday afternoon, according to California Highway Patrol. Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - A driver is dead after CHP says they crashed their semi tractor-trailer into an aqueduct near Interstate 5 early Sunday morning. The California Highway Patrol said on ... Read More

Bakersfield, United States - December 22, 2024 12 / 22 / 2024 05:05 am (GMT-0800) LEBEC, Calif. - Update: One person appears to be dead inside the semi-truck. Off the record, a law enforcement official ... Read More

The Kern County Coroner's Office identified a woman who collided with a tree on New Stine Road on Saturday. Coroner officials say Michelle Jean Burton, 65, ... Read More

An Oregon man was killed after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Stockdale Highway early Thursday morning. Officials with the California Highway Patrol said officers were dispatched to I-5 ... Read More

Ceyontay Bell, 24, of Bakersfield, was identified as the driver that died Monday afternoon when a vehicle went off the 5 Freeway north of Castaic. At about 4:29 p.m. Monday, the California Highway ... Read More

Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car on I-5 in Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA. - A pedestrian died after he was struck by a vehicle late Tuesday morning on Interstate 5 in Bakersfield. According to the ... Read More

1 Dead in Bakersfield Pedestrian Accident on Interstate 5 near Bear Mountain Boulevard BAKERSFIELD, CA (July 3, 2024) - Tuesday morning, a devastating pedestrian crash on Interstate 5 near Bear ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong ... '?As I've traveled up and down [Highway] 99 and [Interstate] 5, there's certainly highway needs and rural road needs that need to be ... Read More

California Highway Patrol officers launched an investigation after a hit-and-run crash in east Bakersfield Thursday morning. The crash happened around 10:15 a.m. Read More

Authorities are investigating a deadly head-on collision in Bakersfield Saturday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. The incident was reported at around 5 p.m. on State Route 65 just ... Read More

Four years after six people were shot on a bus in transit on Interstate 5, Kern County Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Taconi said in her opening statement that this case ... Read More

Bakersfield, CA (March 30, 2024) - A serious collision on southbound I-5 near Rowlee Rd injured at least two Friday morning. The crash, involving a sedan and another vehicle, was reported at 10:11 a.m ... Read More

Bakersfield, CA- Injuries were reported in collision that happened on Interstate 5 in Bakersfield on Friday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred near Rowlee Road at ... Read More

At least one person is seriously injured after a rollover crash Friday morning along Interstate 5 near Buttonwillow Drive. The crash was reported at around 10:12 ... Read More

California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on southbound I-5, south of Bakersfield that killed at least one person Tuesday, according to CHP's Traffic ... Read More

The number one lane is closed on the southbound I-5 after a semi-truck went off the roadway.California Highway Patrol reported the crash just before 5 a.m. Mond ... Read More

Police arrested 32-year-old Daisy Gonzalez in connection to a pedestrian accident that happened Tuesday afternoon in Bakersfield. Authorities believe ... Contribute to Interstate Traffic Collisions in ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A crash involving dozens of vehicles along a foggy stretch of California's Interstate 5 in Southern California has left two people dead and nine others injured. Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A crash involving dozens of vehicles along a foggy stretch of California's Interstate 5 in southern California has left two people dead and nine others injured. The pileup ... Read More

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A crash involving dozens of vehicles along a foggy stretch of California's Interstate 5 in southern California has left two people dead and nine others injured. The pileup ... Read More

THIS IS NEW TONIGHT. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A CHAIN REACTION CRASH IN BAKERSFIELD THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE AND INJURED NINE OTHERS. INVESTIGATORS SAY 35 VEHICLES, INCLUDING 18 RIGS, CRASHED INTO EACH ... Read More

Crashes involving 17 cars and 18 big rigs left two people dead and another nine injured on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in California. Read More

Two people died Saturday in a catastrophic chain-reaction crash on California's Interstate 5 in Kern County. Read More

Two people were killed and nine others were hospitalized after a 35-vehicle pile up Saturday morning on a foggy portion of Interstate 5 west of Bakersfield, Kern ... Read More

Two people have died and at least nine were hospitalized following a horror 35-vehicle pileup on SB Interstate 5 in California. Officials in Bakersfield said 17 vehicles and 18 'big-rigs' were ... Read More

A closure is in place Saturday morning for a portion of southbound Interstate 5 west of Bakersfield after a multi-vehicle pile up in fog, according to Caltrans. Read More

Southbound Interstate 5 is closed between Millie Road and Old River Road due to multiple-vehicle pile up.Caltrans District 6 said the pile up is in fog.Southbo ... Read More

A car accident in Coalinga killed a Bakersfield man and left two other people injured around 5 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 5 near Xenia Avenue, according to the California Highway ... Read More

Bakersfield, Calif.- At least one person was injured in a collision involving an Amtrak bus in Bakersfield on Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened at about ... Read More

A Bakersfield woman is dead after she crashed into the back of a John Deere Tractor on Rowlee Road north of Buttonwillow Monday morning, according to the ... Read More

California Highway Patrol said on social media that a multi-vehicle crash on I-5, north of Smokey Bear Road is delaying traffic in the area on Thursday ... Read More

A GoFundMe account was for a motorcyclist who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 on Oct. 8. According to the Kern County Corner's Office, the motorcyclist was identified as Cody Kail ... Read More

The Kern County coroner's office identified a 22-year-old Bakersfield man who died after veering off of Interstate 5. Fernando Rene Portal Rico was driving May 10 on I-5, north of Stockdale ... Read More

Bakersfield is indeed a powerful place where the endless bobbing of oil well pumps reminds you that California is the third largest state ... than you get from either Highway 99 or Interstate 5. The ... Read More