Loose debris from a truck went through a windshield on Highway 395 a couple of miles south of Highway 178 Thursday afternoon, leading the California Highway Patrol to search for ... Read More

Steam rises as a worker uses a road roller on southbound Highway 17 north of Summit Road. The work is part of Caltrans' State Route 17 Road Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project. Caltrans has begun a ... Read More

Steam rises as a worker uses a road roller on southbound Highway 17 north of Summit Road. The work is part of Caltrans' State Route 17 Road Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project. Read More

A Mercedes SUV sits disabled on its rims on the Highway 17 pavement Saturday after leading Santa Cruz police and California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase. Officers at the scene told ... Read More

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

A Los Gatos man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and could face vehicular manslaughter charges after he rear-ended and killed another motorist early Tuesday on Highway 17, authorities said ... Read More

Vehicles are parked along U.S. Highway 101 near the junction with Highway 175 in Hopland, Calif., while a semi-truck travels north in the distance, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. A Caltrans project ... Read More

Applications have been filed to develop a 99MW data center in California. The proposed project site is located near the intersection of US Highway 395 and State Route 178 in Inyokern, an ... Read More

Scotts Valley residents and community members flocked to the Scotts Valley City Hall Wednesday evening to contest a new proposed affordable housing development project adjacent to Highway 17. The City ... Read More

Sandy Fire initially started 3:32 p.m. June 21 on Highway 178 near Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. It has burned 99 acres after being active for four days. By Thursday evening, the fire crew ... Read More

A 58-year-old Cedar Ridge man died Tuesday afternoon after his vehicle careened off State Route 174 and smashed into a large tree on the southbound side of the highway just south of Peardale Road. The ... Read More

Sandy Fire initially started 3:32 p.m. June 21 on Highway 178 near Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. It has burned 88.4 acres after being active for 41 hours. By Tuesday morning, the fire crew ... Read More

A motorcyclist suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 178, west of Lake Isabella on Tuesday afternoon, according to California Highway Patrol's website. Read More

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:32 p.m. on Highway 178 near Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. At present, there is no information available on the containment of the fire. Read More

Yesterday's drive on State Highway 17 turned fatal when a southbound vehicle veered off the road just north of Scotts Valley, slammed into a tree and overturned, killing the driver and choking off ... Read More

All lanes on the connector from northbound state Highway 17 to southbound Interstate Highway 280 in San Jose reopened Wednesday morning following an earlier closure for police activity, ... 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

A crash on Highway 178 in Weldon left two people dead Saturday evening after a car slammed into a tree, according to the Kern County Coroner's O ... Read More

The conservation group, Environment California, led a tour Tuesday of the Highway 17 Laurel Road undercrossing in Santa Cruz County. The goal of the crossing is to give wildlife a tunnel under the ... Read More

Several encampments were dismantled including the areas located east of 5800 Lake Isabella Blvd., Erskin Creek at the tunnels near Highway 178, and behind the Ball field. Read More

Westbound Interstate 80 was closed down on Thursday after a major injury crash in Colfax, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened on westbound I-80 at Highway 174 in ... Read More

SCOTTS VALLEY - A San Jose man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle hit a car that had been left on Highway 17 after an earlier crash. According to a release from the California Highway Patrol's ... Read More

A 37-year-old San Jose man died Sunday after crashing his motorcycle into a stationary unoccupied vehicle off of Highway 17 near Scotts Valley after the car's driver had crashed a little ... Read More

A 37-year-old San Jose man died Sunday after crashing his motorcycle into a stationary unoccupied vehicle off of Highway 17 near Scotts Valley after the car's driver had crashed a little ... Read More

One person is dead following a fatal crash on Highway 17, Sunday. It happened around 5:20 am on Northbound Highway 17 near Santa's Village Road.According to the California Highway Patrol, an unknown ... Read More

A motorcyclist died after being involved in a collision on state Highway 17 in Scotts Valley Sunday morning, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Israel Murillo. 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

A portion of Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County reopened early Friday morning, nearly a day after a big-rig overturned on the roadway, north of Scotts Valley. Read More

An overturned gas tanker shut down southbound Highway 17 and diverted traffic into the northbound lanes Thursday as crewed worked to clean up leaking fuel and remove the tanker. A witness who said he ... Read More

Southbound lanes of Highway 17 remained closed as of 9 a.m. Thursday, and southbound traffic was being diverted to one lane of northbound traffic, after a semi-truck gasoline tanker overturned on the ... Read More

A ll southbound lanes of Highway 17 near Santa Cruz remained closed Thursday morning after a crash involving a fuel tanker, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision, reported shortly ... Read More

The CHP said traffic on the highway will be heavily impacted and advised drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes. Read More

An overturned tanker truck on Highway 17 between Los Gatos and Scotts Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountains Thursday morning has prompted a hazmat response, according to authorities. Read More

CHP Santa Cruz confirms southbound Highway 17 is shut down after a semi truck overturned near Sugarloaf Road. A viewer photo shows traffic at a stand still. Photo courtesy of CHP Santa Cruz Photo cour ... Read More

A motorcyclist was killed over the weekend after crashing on the state Highway 17 connector to Interstate Highway 280 in San Jose, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Read More

A woman was killed Friday morning after her sedan crashed and caught fire on northbound State Route 17, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 11:23 a.m. north of Jarvis ... Read More

One person was killed in a crash late this Friday morning when a car caught fire on Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, CHP said. Read More

A female driver died late Friday morning after her vehicle hit a guardrail on Highway 17, according to the California Highway Patrol. 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 person died in a fiery solo vehicle crash on northbound Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Friday, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m., shutting down the ... Read More

Highway 17 is closed after a vehicle fire north of Vine Hill Road. According to CAL FIRE CZU, the car had caught on fire and had spread to a small area of vegetation before forward progress was ... Read More

Highway 17 is closed after a vehicle fire north of Vine Hill Road. According to CAL FIRE CZU, the car had caught on fire and had spread to a small area of vegetation before forward progress was ... Read More

A hit-and-run driver allegedly caused a crash and fire on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County just after 11:20 a.m. Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident ... Read More

A fiery, fatal vehicle crash Friday shut down northbound Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

A fatal crash early Friday morning shut down two left lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 280 just south of state Highway 17 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision ... Read More

Capitola police state that a stabbing suspect is in custody after a chase with law enforcement on Highway 17 ended in a crash. Read More

The 12:03 p.m. accident happened on Highway 17 near Hamilton Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers who responded to the incident located four vehicles at the accident scene. The ... Read More

San Jose, CA. - At least one person was injured in a motorcycle accident in San Jose on Saturday afternoon. The accident happened around 2:57 p.m. on Highway 17 near Bascom Avenue, according to the ... Read More

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has issued an evacuation order for the area South of Highway 138 from Highway 173 to Summit Valley Road. Read More

San Jose, CA. - At least one person was injured in a traffic collision that occurred on Friday evening in San Jose. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 5:46 p.m. 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 78-year-old Santa Cruz man died and four others were seriously injured in a three-car collision on State Route 17 at Sugarloaf Road on Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. 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

Highway 178 reopened Monday night after being closed for a day as crews worked to contain a brush fire in the Kern River Canyon. Read More

Separate crashes involving a school bus and a big rig caused lengthy traffic backups in both directions Monday morning on Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. 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

At least one person was injured in a car accident that happened in San Jose on Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 10:14 a.m. on Highway 17 near ... Read More

At least one person was injured in the accident and was taken to hospital for treatment. 1 Injured in San Jose Crash on Highway 17 near Camden Avenue. San Jose, CA. - Injuries w ... Read More

San Jose, CA (April 28, 2025) - A two-vehicle collision early Sunday morning on Highway 17 left at least one person seriously injured, according to reports from the California Highway Patrol. The ... Read More

San Jose, CA (March 16, 2025) - A serious injury accident occurred on Highway 17 near Redwood Estates Rd in San Jose on Saturday morning, leaving one person hospitalized. According to the California ... 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 woman is dead after a crash involving a semi-truck on Highway 178 near Lake Isabella Boulevard Tuesday afternoon. The Kern County Coroner's Office identified the woman as Donna Lynn Sulu, 62, of ... Read More

A driver died after CHP said she went off the roadway, hit multiple roadway signs, and was the vehicle was then hit by a semi-truck on Highway 178 in Lake Isabe ... Read More

Los Gatos's proximity to Highway 17, the primary artery for vehicle traffic headed to Santa Cruz, means that traffic on the highway has been backing up into the town as long ago as the 1940s. But that ... Read More

One person was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Taft Highway Friday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the driver of ... Read More

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

Joseph Morse's Lexus was on the transition ramp where state Highway 85 meets state Highway 17 in Los Gatos when it ended up down an embankment and onto Oka Road on Jan. 8. Read More

A motorist died after a medical emergency Monday evening on southbound state Highway 17 in Campbell, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP Officer Ross Lee confirmed that around 6:35 p.m., ... Read More

One person was injured in the accident and was taken to the hospital for treatment. 1 Injured in Los Angeles Crash on Highway 170 near Roscoe Boulevard. Los Angeles, CA. - One p ... Read More

LOS GATOS - A 65-year-old man was killed in a crash Wednesday night in Los Gatos, according to authorities. The solo-vehicle crash was reported around 7 p.m. at the interchange of Highway 17 and ... 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

North Hollywood, CA (October 15, 2024) - A traffic collision occurred early Tuesday morning on the northbound lanes of State Route 170, just north of Sherman ... 3:53 a.m., prompting a response from ... 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

California Highway 178 EAST OF Breckenridge Road WEST OF Forest Route 28s08 The Kern County Fire Department said the fire has burned 941 acres. UPDATE (3:25 P.M.): The Kern County Fire Department ... 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

Highway 178 at Kern Canyon is closed after a vehicle fire left at least one person dead Wednesday afternoon.The California Highway Patrol's website said on July ... Read More

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in San Jose Accident on US 85 at Highway 17 San Jose, CA. - A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 85 in San Jose Tuesday afternoon ... Read More

A day at the lake for a Northern California teen turned into a life-and-death situation over the Fourth of July weekend, according to the California Highway Patrol Valley Division Air Operations. 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

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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

A bicyclist was hit and killed by a pickup truck early Thursday morning on Highway 174 near Colfax, California Highway Patrol said. Read More

Firefighters continue battling a wind-driven brush fire that has grown to 1,330 acres in Hesperia. The fire was reported around 6:50 p.m. Saturday off Highway 173, near Silverwood Lake, according to ... Read More

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Construction crews along Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County were met with a giant surprise early Monday morning when they came across a 26-pound injured rabbit along the side of the ... Read More

A huge rabbit that was found by construction workers along Highway 17 and rescued by CHP officers over the weekend is now being cared for in Marin County, according to officials. The suspect in the ... Read More