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Top stories: Hollywood actors are celebrating. The strike officially ended overnight once the clock struck 12:01. This morning we are learning four members of the L-A County Sheriff's Department have committed suicide in a 24 hour period. A Bakersfield woman -- accused of killing two young siblings while driving impaired -- was sentenced to 15 years to life behind bars.

Top Stories The families of three women killed in a car crash are outraged this morning that the man accused of causing the crash is walking free after making bail. A woman accused of killing a pair of young siblings while driving impaired is expected to be sentenced this afternoon.

Top Stories A driver accused of causing a crash that took the lives of three women is due in court today. a man accused of causing a separate crash that killed two sisters pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter yesterday. A vigil was held in Los Angeles last night for an elderly man who died at dueling pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies.

Top Stories Heartbroken families of inmates who died this year in the custody of the Kern County Sheriff's Office say they want answers about their loved ones' deaths. A beloved member of Bakersfield's faith community passes away. We continue to follow local Jewish leaders during their trip to Israel

Top Stories The City of Wasco is one step closer to getting its own police department. Kevin Charette takes us behind the scenes for day three of the trip to our nation's capitol live this morning.

Top stories It has become one of the fastest-growing problems in Kern County. Kias and Hyundais are getting stolen off the streets on a daily basis A Bakersfield man accused of operating an illegal gun club is under arrest

Top Stories A man suspected of driving over 100-miles-per-hour and causing a crash that took a woman's life is out of jail this morning and it's not sitting well with the victim's family Bakersfield congressman Kevin McCarthy is no stranger to oppenents trying to take his seat, but this time, he's facing a challenge from the GOP side of the ballot

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Top Stories - Matthew Perry has passed away - Robert Price special report on "The Blade"

Top Stories - Terror and heartbreak grip the community of Lewiston as the massive manhunt in Maine is still underway this morning - A closer look at the crisis in Kern's kennels, and the staggering number of dogs euthanized in any given month, due to lack of space - Owners of certain Hyundais and Kias continue to face surging rates of car theft

Top Stories - Hundreds of law enforcement are on the hunt for a mass shooting suspect in Maine - We are learning more about the Valley Plaza mall shooting that happened back in August - A fire brokeout overnight out of east Bakersfield

Top Stories - We're tracking developing news from overnight out of east Bakersfield, where a pedestrian was struck by a car - Kern County Sheriff's deputies found hundreds of pounds of stolen copper in Taft - House republicans have nominated Mike Johnson as their fourth speaker nominee

Top Stories - Local activists picking up the cause where Daniel Landeros left off, after he was killed in the middle of the night at Yokuts Park - The battle for the gavel continues, with several secret ballots expected this morning from house republicans

Top Stories - Nearly three weeks and counting with no speaker of the House - A federal judge overturns California's three-decade long ban on assault weapons - Another person went missing in the water near Lake Ming over the weekend

Top Stories - Friends of a local LGBTQ activist are demanding justice in his death, and they say murder charges are not enough - No one has come forward with the winning billion-dollar PowerBall ticket purchased in Frazier park - The house is expected to hold its next vote for speaker this morning

Top Stories - A Bakersfield man was killed for being gay - A man who pleaded no contest to approaching a teen girl from behind and groping her was sentenced to two years in prison - The house of representatives is set to vote a third time to elect a new speaker later today

Top Stories - A family and community heartbroken, as we learn more about what police are calling a double-murder-suicide - Republicans plan another vote this morning to elect Jim Jordan as speaker of the house, after a failed vote yesterday

Top Stories - Three people are dead following a shooting at a home in South Bakersfield - President Joe Biden will be traveling to Israel today - Ohio congressman Jim Jordan is still short of the votes he needs to become the next speaker, but some republicans say he's closing the gap

Top Stories - As Israel ramps up its military response to Hamas' attack, civilians are fleeing to safety - The giant plum of black smoke in the sky yesterday was created by a fire burning at a railyard near Bakersfield High School

Top Stories - Israel is urging more than one million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate within 24 hours, as it prepares for retaliation against Hamas - Louisana congressman Steve Scalise pulls himself out of race to be the next Speaker of the House - The frenzy is Frazier Park continues this morning, as no one has come forward with that 1.76 billion dollar winning PowerBall ticket

Top Stories - As the fighting and suffering overseas ramps up amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, a Visalia man is holding out hope his mother, who lives in Israel, will be found alive - America has a new billionaire this morning, and that person, may live in Kern County

Top Stories - Sirens wail as Hamas rockets fly into Israel overnight,as Israel strikes back with relentless airstrikes on the Gaza Strip - Here in Kern County, the Jewish community joined together at Temple Beth El last night in song - The OpenDoor Network is asking you to open your heart this morning to domestic abuse survivors

Top Stories - Local investigators are trying to figure out what happened to a 16-year-old girl, who died after being found at Jastro Park - The number of Americans killed in the Hamas attack in Israel is rising - Meantime, our local Jewish community is feeling the pain

Top Stories - At least four American citizens are among the dead in Israel, and lawmakers say they expect that number to rise - A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison - The swift currents of the Kern River proved to be too strong for a group of whitewater rafters in Lake Isabella over the weekend

Top Stories - An Independence High School teacher has been placed on leave as the district investigates accusations of misconduct - A driver is dead this morning following a crash involving a garbage truck that shut down Union Avenue in Bakersfield for hours - As migrants continue to pour in across the southern border, the Biden Administration announced it is waiving 26 federal laws in order to bu...