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Top Stories: - Storm and weather watch in Kern County -Lightning creating fires around Kern County -Suspicious situation near the intersection of South Haley Street and Potomac Avenue

Top Stories: -A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle overnight in south Bakersfield -The biological mother of Orrin and Orson West broke her silence yesterday, as she files a lawsuit against the county of Kern and the state -A new report shows Black women and infants in Kern County suffer from higher rates of complication and death than women and infants of other races

Top Stories: Cal City Boys biological mother files $40 million lawsuit Man who attacked woman with a hatchet due in court KCSO investigating stabbing in Taft

Top Stories: -A woman who told 17 News in an exclusive interview she killed her kids has pleaded not guilty to murder -It’s been 18 months since Orrin and Orson West were reported missing from the California City home of their adoptive parents, Jacqueline and Trezell West -A suspect is due in court later today after being arrested by police last week for breaking into a strangers home

Top Stories: -More deaths and injuries as another rash of mass shootings swept America over the weekend -A man is dead after a small plane crashed near Porterville Saturday afternoon -Just one step remains before covid vaccines are authorized for young kids

Top Stories: -A shooting at a church potluck in Alabama, where a gunman killed two and wounded a third -The City of Bakersfield is attempting to help law enforcement crack down on catalytic converter thefts -More than a dozen people were burned out of their homes yesterday when an apartment building caught fire in Oildale

Top Stories: -One person is dead after a shooting overnight in Lamont -A Bakersfield man has filed a civil rights claim against the city and six Bakersfield Police officers for the alleged use of excessive force -The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three quarters of a percent yesterday in an aggressive bid to fight inflation

Top Stories: -Two police officers were shot and killed responding to a domestic violence call in a Los Angeles suburb -Family members say a 71-year-old man allegedly killed by his son was a “barrier-breaking” wrestler and BHS grad -An FDA committee will meet today to discuss the use of covid vaccines in children as young as 6 months

Top Stories: -A CHP officer in Los Angeles is in critical condition after being shot during a traffic stop last night in Studio City -A close call for two Bakersfield police officers, when a suspected dui driver slammed into two patrol cars last night -The House January 6th committee continues to make its case about what led to the capital riot

Top Stories: -A raging structure fire ripped through a building in Northeast Bakersfield over the weekend -A bipartisan senate group reached a framework for stricter gun safety laws over the weekend

Top stories: Trezell and Jacqueline West face new charges Law enforcement and local leaders discuss illegal street racing Man arrested for stealing money and morphine from a pharmacy

Top Stories: -The committee investigating the January 6th attack at the u-s capitol has held its first public hearing -Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy a figure the committee considers key to investigation making it clear he won’t participate -Five Marines are dead after a military aircraft crashed in Imperial county during a training exercise earlier this week

Top Stories: -Two men wanted for murder led police on a multi-county chase that ended just inside the Kern County Line last night -Tonight the House committee investigating the January 6 riot will hold the first of at least six public hearings -Moderna says it has a new, better version of its covid vaccine that targets the Omicron variant

Top Stories: -Local election results are starting to trickle in but votes are still being counted -A two alarm fire broke out at a commercial building on Sonora street last night -21-year-old Jerry Wayne Criss was killed in a gnarly crash in Oildale earlier this week

Top Stories: Everything you need to know about Election Day Deputies investigating double homicide in Oildale Matthew Queen sentenced to life in prison

Top Stories: -One person is dead following a violent and fiery crash in Oildale yesterday -The Bakersfield police department is mourning the loss of retired K-9 officer, Bronx -In honor of Flag Day coming up on June 14th we are inviting you to drop off your torn, worn, and faded flags to us, here at KGET

Top Stories: 11-year-old severely injured after hit-and-run crash 4-year-old who was run over by car identified Apartment fire displaces more than a dozen residents

Top Stories: -At least a dozen Bakersfield residents are left without a home after smoke and flames consumed a East Bakersfield apartment complex this weekend -An elderly man is under arrest after a hit-and-run crash left a child severely injured in northwest Bakersfield over the weekend

Top Stories: -President Biden says it’s past time for congress to do something about gun violence -Two people who attended the Lightning in a Bottle music festival last weekend in Bakersfield died after suffering medical emergencies -Convicted murderer Jamie Osuna, charged with torturing and killing his cellmate at Corcoran State Prison, fired his attorneys in a move that could further delay his c...

Top Stories: -A 5-year-old boy was run over by a vehicle last night in southwest Bakersfield -Fire crews have stopped forward progress on a brush fire along Highway 58 just east of Highway 223 -Starting June 6th, the Kern Mosquito and Vector Control District’s new spraying system a Wide Area Larvicide Spraying system, or WILS for short – will embark on a six-week pilot project in three high risk a...

Top Stories: -Classes will resume in the Mojave Unified School District today with an increased police presence on campus -As funeral services begin for the teachers and children who lost their lives in Uvalde, Texas, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are working overtime on new gun reform legislation -In an effort to fill out their ranks, this weekend women will don turnouts and try out a career possibil...

Top Stories: Local school district closed due to shooting threat 12-year-old Tehachapi boy arrested for making school shooting threats Man shot in Amtrak shooting in critical condition

Top Stories: -The Mojave Unified School District has issued a district wide closure today due to a threat of gun violence -Memorial services continue in Uvalde, Texas, where, now one week ago today, a mass shooter killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers -17 News is Your Local Election Headquarters and we are one week away from California’s primary election

Top Stories: -A massive fire ripped through a building in Oildale destroying a local business -CHP says at least one person is dead after a crash in Northeast Bakersfield -Governor Gavin Newsom says he has been infected with COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms

Top Stories: One person injured in fire on South I Street KCSO updates Kern River death toll sign Bakersfield spray parks open Saturday