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Top Stories - At least six people were killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Virginia overnight - As families travel and prepare to gather for thanksgiving, there are growing concerns about unwanted guests disrupting homes - A hate crime investigation is underway in Delano after the New Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was vandalized over the weekend

Top stories: - A Kern County judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss an attempted robbery charge and special circumstance allegation filed in the shooting death of a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation counselor killed while charging his electric vehicle. - A pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday morning by a hit-and-run driver on Highway 184, according to the California...

Top Stories - The Associated Press last night, projecting Republican Congressmen David Valadao will defeat Bakersfield Assemblyman Rudy Salas in California's 22nd Congressional District - The US Men's National Team kicked off it's World Cup action yesterday against Wales - The teenager convicted for starting the Porterville Library fire will be released early from custody

Top Stories - At least five people were killed, and more than two dozen hurt when a gunman walked into a well-known LGBTQ night club in Colorado Saturday night and opened fire - The World Cup is officially underway

Top stories: - No decision was announced Friday as to what will happen next in the case of Wendy Howard, the Tehachapi woman acquitted last month of murder but who still faces a voluntary manslaughter charge in the shooting death of an ex-boyfriend. - Last year, Susan Clevenger was resentenced for her role in the 2000 kidnapping and killing of a property manager for whom she worked.

Top Stories - Today we expect to learn whether the Kern County District Attorney's office will retry Wendy Howard for the shooting death of an ex-boyfriend, after a jury last month deadlocked 7 to 5 in favor of guilt on voluntary manslaughter in the heat of passion - The Los Angeles County Sheriff now calling it a deliberate act -- the wrong-way driver who slammed into more than two dozen law enfo...

Top stories: - Business owners in downtown Bakersfield have complained about “aggressive” panhandlers and not enough security. The Bakersfield City Council unveiled a possible solution. - Bakersfield police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to kill members of a church, according to the department. - There are plenty of ballots left to count in Kern County, with the election’s office rep...

Top Stories - The Bakersfield city council last night unanimously approved giving $50,000 to the Downtown Business Association - a fraction of the money the city received from the American Rescue Plan Act - NBC News projects republicans have won control of the House of Representatives - The Kern County elections office says there's more than 55,000 ballots that still need to be processed from last...

Top stories: - A woman arrested in connection with a homicide in Rosamond pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of first-degree murder. - On Tuesday, Republicans in the House of Representatives chose Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy as their next Speaker. It’s a crucial first step in McCarthy’s long quest. - A recap of the updated election results.

Top Stories - Former President Donald Trump has formally launched his 2024 presidential campaign - Republicans in the House of Representatives unofficially chose Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy as their next Speaker yesterday by a vote of 188 to 31 - NASA's Artemis rocket launched toward the moon this morning from Kennedy Space Center

Top stories: - Republicans in the House of Representatives chose Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy as their next Speaker. - An unlicensed 70-year-old man arrested earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian with fatal injuries told officers he thought the man got up and walked away, according to a court filing. - Police made dozens of arrests and impounded numerous vehicl...

Top Stories - Republicans are now just one seat from gaining control of the House of Representatives - This all comes ahead of tonight's "big announcement" from former President Donald Trump - Two juveniles were arrested last night after a high-speed pursuit

Top Stories - Officials say three people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting last night on the campus of University of Virginia - Over the weekend, a tipping point in the battle for power in Washington - Former Bakersfield Condors athletic trainer Chad Drown is scheduled to be arranged today

Top stories: - The Bakersfield Police Department responded to a viral video of two officers detaining a teenager. - Given an opportunity to accept responsibility for his horrific crimes, Armando Cruz chose to remain silent. - Thieves took the opportunity to burglarize Johnnie O’Neal's home, stealing his handicap-accessible truck, a camper, a car trailer, his TV and all his appliances.

Top Stories - As we thank our heroes today, the 103rd Annual Bakersfield Veterans' Day Parade will kick off right outside our studios at 10 a.m. - Three days have passed since the midterm election, and we still don't know which party will control Congress - The Bakersfield Police Department is responding to a viral video showing two of its officers detaining a teenager

Top stories: - Believing his mother was in danger from a drug cartel, Brandon Clark, high on methamphetamine and armed with an assault rifle, blasted his way into Bakersfield Heart Hospital five years ago. - The Delano Police Department is investigating a death they believe is suspicious, according to the department. - The Bakersfield Police Department seized thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl...

Top Stories - A baby boy was shot and killed yesterday in Merced in a drive-by shooting - Hurricane Nicole weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall on Florida's Atlantic coast early this morning, but it's still bringing powerful winds, heavy rain and potentially life-threatening storm surge - Veterans Day is tomorrow and our heroes will be honored with Bakersfield's 103rd Annual Veterans...

Top stories: - Local election rundown.

Top Stories - In one of the most contentious elections in a generation, results are coming in to decide America's future - For us in Kern County, one of Bakersfield's own is poised to become second in line in the presidential succession

Top stories: - One man was rushed to a hospital Sunday night following a shooting in east Bakersfield, the sheriff’s office said. - A 27-year-old woman accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit in a deadly crash on Highway 58 must stand trial.

Top Stories - A man is fighting for his life after he was shot in East Bakersfield - The family of a mother-of-three who was hit and killed in southwest Bakersfield Friday night, is pleading for the drivers who hit her to come forward - We are still waiting to hear from PG&E on why power was out for more than 50,000 homes and businesses in Bakersfield early Saturday

Top Stories - A domestic fight in Tehachapi ended in an officer-involved shooting, leaving one man dead - We are set to learn more about a multi-agency operation yesterday where law enforcement served 21 search warrants, arresting several suspected gang members

Top stories: - No fewer than nine law enforcement agencies – including the FBI and DEA – participated Thursday morning in what Bakersfield Police are describing as a criminal gang enforcement operation. - The City of Arvin said its transit staff are now trained in spotting possible opioid overdoses and its buses will be equipped with Narcan, according to a release from the city.

Top Stories - There are a number of local ballot measures before voters in Kern County in this midterm election - The country goes another drawing without a Powerball winner