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Top Stories - Despite threats from China, Bakersfield Congressman and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is meeting with the President of Taiwan on US soil today - A mother charged with two counts of child cruelty and misdemeanor drug possession after her 6-month-old son came into contact with fentanyl pleaded not guilty - All eyes were on Donald Trump's arraignment yesterday

Top stories: Firefighters were called to a fire at an abandoned building in Oildale on Tuesday. The Kern County Coroner’s Office has updated its 2022 numbers for fentanyl deaths.

Top Stories - A man killed while riding his bicycle became Bakersfield's second deadly hit-in-run victim of the day - Bakersfield congressman and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to meet with Taiwan's president tomorrow despite threats from China - Anticipation and a huge show-of-force is growing right now outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan

Top stories: A two-year-old child sustained major injuries in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of King and Niles streets at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the Bakersfield Police. No driver was found after a vehicle was pulled out of the Kern River Friday afternoon after it veered off Highway 178 according to the California Highway Patrol.

Top Stories - Southbound I-5 re-opened after repairments were done to the road near Castaic Road - A boy in Bakersfield was arrested for making school-shooting threats - It's expected to be a consequential week for Donald Trump and the country, as the former president prepares to turn himselfto stand before a judge

Top stories: Former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and the national group Courage for America gathered in Bakersfield on Thursday with a message to Speaker Kevin McCarthy. All lanes of southbound I-5 traffic lanes are scheduled to be closed overnight Saturday and Sunday to repair damages from a landslide caused by the recent series of rainstorms.

Top Stories - Bakersfield Police have released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting earlier this month - It has been 10 weeks since two Bakersfield police officers were involved in a crash that left a man dead - America waking up to an unprecedented moment in history - former President Trump indicted

Top stories: A man has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of his father last year. An elite dancing competition is coming to the Stars Theater on March 31 in downtown Bakersfield.

Top Stories - A California City police officer took the stand yesterday in the murder trial of Jacqueline and Trezell West - Two people have been arrested in connection to that shooting that happened Monday night on the Grapevine - Two former Kern County sheriff's deputies accused of serious misconduct while on the job, could lose their police powers under a new law

Top stories: A California City police officer became suspicious shortly after responding to the home of Trezell and Jacqueline West for a report of two missing children. A woman who faced 14 counts of felony animal cruelty after dead and neglected dogs were found at multiple residences has been granted entry to a mental health diversion program.

Top Stories - The couple accused of killing Orrin and Orson West will be back in court - Leaders in Arvin are talking about opening up cannabis shops in town - The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in solving six unsolved murders

Top Stories - Three students and three staff members were gunned-down inside a Nashville elementary school - A Bakersfield police officer was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of drunk driving - We're just a few hours away from opening statements, in one of the most highly-anticipated trials in Kern county in recent years

Top stories: An off-duty Bakersfield police detective was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing a city-owned vehicle, according to California Highway Patrol. The Bakersfield Police Department has launched a homicide investigation after one man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in south Bakersfield. The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified two victims of a double ho...

Top Stories - Sacramento police are investigating after a shooting at a Sikh Temple left two people hurt - Tomorrow, one of the most highly-anticipated trials in Kern county in recent years, is expected to begin - The New York grand jury investigating an alleged hush money payment by former President Trump is set to return to work today

Top Stories - An investigation is underway after a car went over the Bluffs in Northeast Bakersfield, leaving one woman dead - For the second time in less than 24 hours, a person was struck and killed on Bakersfield roadways - Members of Congress spent five hours grilling Tik Tok's CEO yesterday over the app's ties to china and its potential to serve up harmful content to minors

Top Stories - An investigation is underway after a person was hit and killed in North Bakersfield - An intense crash in Southwest Bakersfield last night ended with one car on top of the other - Former Bakersfield City Council candidate Raj Gill was formally charged yesterday with seven counts of solicitation to commit a criminal act

Top stories: The Bakersfield Fire Department’s Water Rescue Team have performed multiple rescue missions in the Tulare area, according to BFD Fire Captain Tim Ortiz. There was controversy in Delano following a vote by the city council to remove the Pride flag from government flag poles. The fifth annual Bakersfield Marathon is scheduled to take place this weekend and organizers need volunteers to...

Top Stories - Three Delano city council members are defending their decision to remove the LQBTQ pride flag and the firefighter flag from government flag poles - The Kern Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $10,000 dollars for information leading to the arrest of the suspect(s) involved in the murder of Tyis Rush - A bill to ban the use of police K-9s for arrests and crowd control...

Top stories: Kern County officials lifted evacuation orders for Wofford Heights but kept a warning in place for residents in the Cane Peak Court area for the potential of a landslide. A man accused of inflicting fatal injuries to his 7-week-old daughter will remain charged with murder and child assault after a judge denied a defense motion Tuesday. A Kern County judge on Tuesday postponed making a...

Top Stories - A judge will decide whether Wendy Howard's case will go back to trial - The Delano City Council last night tabled a review on a proposal for rent control, despite growing calls from angry residents - Jury selection is now underway in the trial of a California City couple charged in the deaths of two of their adopted children

Top stories: Bakersfield police shot and killed a man during a search for a man reportedly armed with a knife Saturday night on White Lane, the police department said. Three people have been arrested in connection to a deadly Q Street shooting early Saturday that left a man dead, according to Bakersfield police. Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double homicide that happened on Norma...

Top Stories - Kern County Fire crews responded to a large structure fire in Oildale overnight - An officer-involved shooting left one man dead Saturday night - Bakersfield Congressman and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is urging calm after former President Trump called for protests on social media this weekend, saying "illegal leaks" showed he'll be arrested tomorrow

Top stories: A teenage boy admitted in court Friday he and his girlfriend plotted the death of her mother a month in advance, and on the day of the killing she let him in her home and he stabbed the mother to death. One man has died after a shooting in an apartment complex in east Bakersfield early Friday morning and one woman was arrested, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Kern Coun...

Top Stories - Some evacuation orders that were issued during the recent storms, have now been lifted - Highway 178 through the Kern River Canyon remains closed this morning, as residents wait for a blasting crew to remove boulders from the road - Yosemite National Park plans to reopen tomorrow

Top Stories - The now-vacant Thrifty Wash Laundromat on Niles Street went up in flames once again last night - The retrial of a former Kern County Sheriff's deputy, who killed two prostitutes in the 1980s, ended in a mistrial yesterday, after jurors deadlocked on whether he should be resentenced to death, or to life without parole - The annual Kern Catholic Prayer Breakfast returns today