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

A 20-year-old Ridgecrest woman who died June 16 in a traffic accident in Inyoken has been identified by the Kern County coroner's office. It said Harmony Anne Hoyer died at 10:31 p.m. after the ... Read More

California has no shortage of geological marvels, many tucked within one of the state's national parks. But to view a fossilized, dry waterfall formed hundreds of thousands of years ago from an ... Read More

Thunderstorms brought heavy rains and lighting to eastern Kern County Thursday, causing flooding in Ridgecrest and on state highways. Read More

JOHANNESBURG, Calif. (KBAK / KBFX) - CHP Mojave and Caltrans said after Thursday night's flash floods in the Kern County desert areas, they have road updates: Jawbone Canyon Rd. is closed between Piute ... Read More

A 19-year-old Madera woman and a 21-year-old Ridgecrest man died, and another man was severely injured, in a head-on collision along Highway 395 in the Kramer Hills area of San Bernardino County over ... Read More

One person was killed in a multi-vehicle traffic collision Monday afternoon in Ridgecrest. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident was reported at around 1:29 p.m. in the 4800 block ... Read More

RIDGECREST, Calif. - Travis Johnson put his 2-year-old daughter, Hope, into her car seat and sat down next to her in the back of the Toyota. His friend Patrick Cole was at the wheel, and another ... Read More