Gustavo Montoya pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and agreed to testify against Tevin Brandt over the 2023 Highway 99 crash that killed two sisters.

A Lone Pine motel report led deputies to a missing climber's body on Mount Whitney's Mountaineer's Route after a weather delay.

Crews removed about 13 tons of trash along the Kern River during an October 21 sweep that cleared 17 encampments.

Four arrests, 45 grams of fentanyl seized near Mount Vernon Avenue after a suspect ran from police.

Neither man was wearing a seat belt when their Chevrolet Silverado overturned near Scaroni Avenue, the CHP says.

Robert Henry was struck on Brundage Lane as driver Patience Ervin fled; she was caught 30 minutes later.

A black Dodge Challenger veered into a pedestrian near Olympia and Gallup drives before fleeing the scene, Bakersfield police say.

A local review found Megan's Law listings pointing to a Hageman Road intersection and a commercial truck lot instead of real homes.

Police say a dispute over a Hughes Lane parking stall turned into a vehicle-damaging showdown, and now they need help naming two suspects.

Donnie Jones, 15, now walks to school after a man allegedly hid in a restroom until dismissal to steal his gear.

Ana Barbosa vanished from Oildale in May 2024. Her daughter keeps pushing for answers as investigators eye the husband.

Founder Angel Lee recalls fleeing her abuser while he slept, then built a network to help other survivors in Bakersfield.

Anabell Correa's competency trial is on hold while Kern Regional Center evaluates her ahead of a November 30 report.