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Top Stories: - BPD is investigating an officer involved shooting near Ridgeview High School. - KCSO warns people of thieves dressed as deputies. - A man and woman have been charged in the death of a 1-year-old in Lake Isabella.

Top Stories - This morning, two people are seriously wounded after a shooting at a motel in South Bakersfield - Crews are battling a wildfire southeast of Bakersfield - A Bakersfield man is under arrest after a deadly shooting in Central Bakersfield earlier this week

Top Stories: - The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward for information about the suspect(s) in the shooting death of a man last year. - A lady was hit and killed on East Panama Lane Thursday night. - The southbound HWY 99 to Stockdale HWY off-ramp is not closed.

Top Stories - A Bakersfield police officer has been charged with felony battery for allegedly assaulting a man he says hit him and his dog with a car and took off - A prison riot broke out at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi yesterday morning - A man wanted for attempted murder and escaping KCSO custody is still on the run

Top Stories: - COURT WATCH: A charge of first-degree murder has been filed against a man who killed a woman two years ago. - The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward for information about the suspect(s) in the shooting death of a man last year. - CRIME WATCH: A man is fighting for his life after a stabbing at Planz Park.

Top Stories - An intense fire at a home in East Bakersfield broke out around 4 this morning - Police say a man is fighting for his life after a stabbing at Planz Park - The search continues this morning for an inmate who allegedly assaulted a deputy and managed to escape custody

Top Stories: - Inmate wanted for attempted murder is still on the run from the Kern County Sheriff's Office. - Former President Donald Trump was deposed today. - Students and educators are still feeling the effects of COVID-19.

Top Stories - An inmate is on the run this morning after escaping KCSO custody yesterday - The trial over Pacific Gas and Electric's 2015 pipeline explosion continues today - The man who punched radio host Ralph Bailey in the face and shattered his jaw was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison

Top Stories: - COVID-19 and air pollution. - An investigation is underway after two goats were allegedly stolen from Highland High School. - Transitional Kindergarten may be introduced in California.

Top Stories - A joint task force arrested an inmate on the run last night, just a day after he walked away from a re-entry facility - A suspect is in custody after reportedly returning to the scene of an attempted robbery and shooting at a KCSO deputy - A Bakersfield family is suing Pacific Gas and Electric, blaming the utility for the 2015 gas pipeline explosion at Wible and Houghton roads

Top Stories: - Updates on former Bakersfield Police Department Officer Andrew Peery. - A body was pulled from Miracle Hot Springs Monday morning. - A pedestrian was killed on Sunday morning while walking on Highway 99.

Top Stories - Former BPD officer Andrew Peery was killed in the line of duty in El Paso County, Colorado yesterday - A man is on the run after walking out of jail yesterday - Against republican opposition, senate democrats have managed to pass a sweeping 750-billion dollar climate, health care and tax bill

Top Stories: - CRIME WATCH: A man is in police custody after a stand-off with the Bakersfield Police Department. - Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted this morning after a dangerous brush fire broke out in Santa Clarita. - The U.S. officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency.

Top Stories - A man is dead after crashing on Highway 58 last night - Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted this morning after a dangerous brush fire broke out in Santa Clarita

Top Stories: - Follow-up file: Man said he did not know what he hit and hit an 11-year-old girl. - Local fire crews were able to save homes in a brush fire in Lebec. - The U.S. is to declare a public health emergency for monkeypox.

Top Stories - Since sparking last Friday, the McKinney fire has scorched more than 57-thousand acres in the Klamath national forest - Public Health officials have confirmed a sixth case of Monkeypox in Kern County - Firefighters were able to save dozens of homes from a brush fire in Lebec yesterday afternoon

Top Stories: - A new case of monkeypox was confirmed in Kern County. - Kern Public Health opened up new spots for the monkeypox vaccination event. - Court documents show new information regarding the death of a woman who was sleeping at Jefferson Park.

Top Stories - Hall of fame Dodger announcer Vin Scully has died at the age of 94 - The McKinney fire continues growing in Siskiyou county as firefighters struggle to keep up

Top Stories: - Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state of emergency for California yesterday over the monkey-pox outbreak, following Illinois and New York. - An Arvin man was arrested in a car-to-car shooting that happened last month. - The Kern County Hospital Authority’s Board of Governor’s approved a new three-year agreement with SEIU 521 yesterday, the union that represents Kern Medical worker...

Top Stories - Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state of emergency for California yesterday over the monkey-pox outbreak.. following Illinois and New York - The Kern County Hospital Authority's Board of Governor's approved a new three-year agreement with SEIU 521 yesterday, the union that represents Kern Medical workers - The McKinney Fire has burned more than 85-square-miles in the Klamath nation...

Top Stories: - Kern County Fire Crews battled the Mesa Fire in the woodlands of the Kern County Valley. - The Kern River claimed another life. By our count this is the seventh drowning in the Kern River this year. - A pedestrian was killed on Highway 99 near Delano Saturday evening.

Top Stories - The fast-moving "McKinney Fire" exploded over the weekend, burning more than 50 thousand acres and at least a dozen homes - A deadly summer on the Kern River continued this weekend as a body was pulled from the river by rescuers - At least 28 people have died since devastating rainfall flooded parts of eastern Kentucky, according to governor Andy Beshear

Top Stories: - All northbound lanes of HWY 99 at Seventh Standard Road were closed for several hours this morning after a report of a highway shooting. - A community in Porterville memorialized two firefighters lost in a tragic fire in 2020. - COURT WATCH: Closing arguments for Tastries Trial.

Top Stories - Firefighters have significantly slowed forward progress of the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite - The Tastries Bakery trial is heating up as owner Cathy Miller took the stand yesterday - Mega millions madness has Americans dreaming about what it would be like to be a billionaire

Top Stories: - Second quarter GDP shows another decline. - Fire crews are trying to extinguish the Oak Fire. - Coroner identifies the toddler killed after a crash in Shafter.