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Top Stories - Firefighters are battling a major fire that has shut down the 5 over the Grapevine - A Flex Alert is in effect -- with electricity conservation needed -- especially between the hours of 4 to 9 p.m - Lakes are disappearing in Bakersfield due to the state's mega drought

Top Stories: - The man who forced his ex-girlfriend to take pills to induce a miscarriage was sentenced on Wednesday. - Trial is expected to begin in October for a man accused of raping and killing a Bakersfield girl. - Wednesday is the last day to have the name of a beloved WWII Veteran engraved on the memorial in Jastro Park.

Top Stories - Heat wave number four is upon us in California..and Kern County is one of several across the state under excessive heat warnings - A person was stabbed last night near a local Walgreens, and police are still searching for the attacker - Today is National Overdose Awareness Day, and Adventist Health Bakersfield is sounding the alarm about an increase in deaths attributed to fentanyl

Top Stories: - A woman charged with killing a woman in a hit-and-run crash in 2020 appeared in court on Tuesday. - The coroner identified a man who died in an alleged DUI crash on Lebec Service Road.

Top Stories - This morning, county supervisors will receive the budget for the upcoming year - A woman charged with killing Deborah Ann Geneau in a hit-and-run crash is due back in court today for a motion hearing - The great fish and chips countdown is over and we have a winner

Top Stories: - A man killed in a rollover crash on the grapevine has been identified. - The Kern County coroner identified a bicyclist hit and killed in Wasco. - Kern County is suffering the consequences of fentanyl.

Top Stories - A serious crash happened in northeast Bakersfield at the corner of Niles Street and Union Avenue around 9:30 last night - Mossman's, home of the self-described "best fish and chips in town," is closing in on the 1-millionth order of its trademark dish

Top Stories: - Two shootings happening near Jefferson Street last night are under investigation after three people were shot within a four-block radius. - Mossman's is nearing one-millionth fish and chips order. - Update on Kern County COVID-19 numbers.

Top Stories - Two shootings happening near Jefferson Street last night are under investigation after three people were shot within a four-block radius - New information on Wednesday night's shooting at a popular shopping center in southwest Bakersfield

Top Stories: - A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found shot multiple times in Southwest Bakersfield. - COURT WATCH: A judge ordered a former Kern County deputy to stand trial on several charges alleging sexual misconduct. - Efforts are underway to save wildlife stranded in Truxtun Lake and the Park at River Walk.

Top Stories - A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found shot multiple times in Southwest Bakersfield - Efforts are underway to save wildlife stranded in Truxtun Lake and the Park at River Walk - A federal jury yesterday awarded more than $30 million in damages to Vanessa Bryant and another plaintiff in their lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles

TopStories: - We have learned a 1-year-old child died in an accidental drowning earlier this month. - Wednesday morning, KCSO confirmed that ‘detectives have exhausted all leads’ and that the case ‘will remain inactive until pertinent information is discovered or relayed’ to KCSO. - The Bakersfield Police Department is being sued by the family of a man who was fatally shot during a foot chase in J...

Top Stories - We have learned a one-year old child died in an accidental drowning earlier this month - Kern Congressman David Valadao joined the GOP's Faith in Elections panel in Bakersfield yesterday - The community is mourning the loss of a beloved veteran musician of the Bakersfield Sound era

Top Stories: - The bodies of Larry Petree and his wife Betty were discovered on a desert dirt road east of California City Sunday afternoon. - Police asking for help searching for an at-risk missing teen. - More details about the couple charged in the death of a baby in Lake Isabella.

Top Stories - A Bakersfield woman is behind bars after police discovered dozens of animals, some dead and some living in horrifying conditions, across multiple homes - Parts of a Taft neighborhood were forced to evacuate yesterday afternoon after a contractor ruptured a gas line - Murder charges have been dropped for two teens accused of setting a fire that killed two Porterville firefighters

Top Stories: - Police are investigating a woman who allegedly acted as an unlicensed private boarding and training business. - Police investigating a person found dead inside a home on University Ave in northeast Bakersfield. - The Cracker Barrel in Bakersfield is now open.

Top Stories - Police are investigating this morning after responding to a disturbance and finding a person dead in a home - Bakersfield police say a driver is on the run after a deadly hit-and-run crash in East Bakersfield Saturday night - Bakersfield's Cracker Barrel will officially open its doors this morning at 7 a.m.

Top Stories: - County's Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $16,000 for information that will solve the disappearance of Baylee Despot. - Officials say they have arrested a high-risk sex offender that was featured on Golden Empire Most Wanted. - Attorneys are ready for trial in the case of a Tehachapi woman who fatally shot her ex after confronting him over his alleged molestation...

Top Stories - The Sheriff's Office announced the death of one its K-9s yesterday - In the middle of this heat wave, dozens of people in Southwest Bakersfield are without water, after the well at their mobile home park ran dry - For the second time in two years, former McFarland High basketball coach Fernando Pruneda was sentenced to prison yesterday after trying to meet up with a teen boy for sex

Top Stories: - A second victim died after a shooting at the Vagabond Inn on Sunday night. - The coroner's office identified the man who was found floating in Mirror Lake at Hart Park. - For the second time in two years a former local basketball coach was convicted of pursuing sexual relationships with minors.

Top Stories - This morning -- a former local varsity basketball coach will find out how long he'll spend behind bars after being arrested last year for trying to meet a teen boy for sex - "Carmageddon" - Part 2 - kicked off last night on the eastbound lanes of the 210 freeway - The so-called "quail fire" broke out in Castaic just after six yesterday evening and quickly grew to 50 acres

Top Stories: - Former Kern County Democratic Congressman TJ Cox is out of jail – following his arrest yesterday morning by the FBI. - Extreme heat has prompted the state to issue a flex alert for today from 4 to 9 p.m. - Students step on campus at Del Oro High School for the first time.

Top Stories - Former Kern County Democratic Congressman TJ Cox is out of jail - following his arrest yesterday morning by the FBI - Extreme heat has prompted the state to issue a flex alert for today - Local law enforcement says despite online rumors, there is no serial killer or abductor roaming the streets of Bakersfield

Top Stories: - Former member of Congress charged and arrested on suspicion of multiple fraud schemes. - Development in the murder case of 3-year-old Major Sutton. -BPD is aware of a social media post warning community members of a possible serial killer but it is not based on truth.

Top Stories - A court filing obtained by 17 news says a Bakersfield police officer who's facing felony assault and vandalism charges punched a man then kicked him while he was down, breaking multiple bones - On January 28th, deputies were called out to a home on Bernie Drive for a report of a child not breathing - "School zone" speed limits will go back into effect tomorrow around most schools