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Top Stories- As counties move to certify the results of the 2022 midterm elections, California's 16th Senate District race rests on a razor thin margin and is still too close to call- WNBA star brittney griner returned to the US this morning after the biden administration negotiated her release from a Russian prison- Charges have been filed against a driver in a suspected DUI crash that killed a 50-year-old woman

Top stories: - The trial for the accused killers of 5-year-old Kason Guyton has been postponed because a defense attorney and prosecutor are currently in trial on other cases that will take weeks to finish.- After years of planning and local efforts, the Central Valley Holocaust Memorial opens Sunday.-ROTC students at Arvin High School presented a check to Honor Flight Kern County to send local veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to the wars they fought in.

Top Stories- Nearly a month past the midterm election, we received another batch of results from the Kern County Elections Office last night- Delano Mayor Bryan Osorio conceded on social media last night- The search for a Bakersfield teen missing since Tuesday, has ended in San Luis Obispo County

Top stories: - A semi-truck hauling a shipment of wine bottles caught fire Tuesday night on Highway 58, according to the California Highway Patrol.- On Dec. 2, Derek Lee Ramirez Morgan was headed home from bowling with his family on his 39th birthday when the unthinkable happened: He was hit and killed by a car.- A former CDCR lieutenant was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail after pleading no contest to trying to set up a sexual encounter with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Top Stories- Georgia voters are sending democrat raphael warnock back to the senate for six more years- A suspected DUI driver accused of killing a 77-year-old woman is expected to be sentenced today- A semi-truck that witnesses say was filled with bottles of wine burst into flames on Highway 58 last night

Top stories: - The man accused of shooting a Kern County sheriff’s deputy in the head has been charged with attempted murder.- A Ridgecrest woman arrested in the shooting death of her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a first-degree murder charge.- The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help with searching for Nathan Jackson, 42.

Top Stories- The man accused of shooting a Kern County Sheriff's deputy is scheduled to make his first appearance in court today- Police have arrested four teenagers for a murder that happened on the Fourth of July- A major milestone reached yesterday for the Kern County World War Two Veterans Memorial

Top Stories- A teen is fighting for his life after he was shot over the weekend- A person was hit and killed by an Amtrak train last night- The former Board President of the Fairfax School District returns to the courtroom today

Top Stories- A decision is expected today on whether to potentially retry Wendy Howard for the shooting death of her ex-boyfriend Kelly Pitts- Shelves are being cleared at pharmacies across Kern County, as Public Health confirms the "tripledemic" of RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 are severely impacting all of our local emergency rooms- The Bakersfield Christmas Parade returned last night

Top Stories- Explosive allegations are being made in a lawsuit filed by the former assistant chief of the Bakersfield Police Department- Police are asking for help finding a missing 15-year-old- The Kern County Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own

Top stories: - Shopper turnout hit a record high this holiday weekend, between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday. - To address the dark city streets, the city is making progress on streetlights in previously neglected neighborhoods.- The man accused of multiple hate crimes against a church in Delano has been formally charged with vandalizing a church because of race, vandalism over $400 or more and property damages to violate civil rights.

Top Stories- New details have emerged in the suspicious house fire that left three people dead in Riverside- KCSO is looking for a man they say committed sexual battery against a child near a Bakersfield school- The man accused of carrying out multiple hate crimes against the New Allen Chapel AME Church in Delano is scheduled to make his first court appearance today.

Top Stories- A man is in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting in Wasco early yesterday morning- A woman was killed in a suspected DUI crash on Highway 58 in East Bakersfield early yesterday morning- Several house republican leaders say Bakersfield's Kevin McCarthy has enough support to become speaker of the house in the next congress

Top stories: - A 20-month-old girl died Thursday after a car driven by a family member backed over her in southeast Bakersfield, according to California Highway Patrol.- A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night in central Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Top Stories- Delano police say they've arrested a man they believe is responsible for multiple hate crimes against a local church- 13 elementary and middle school students from Lamont have qualified to compete in a prestigious Cross Country meet in Tennessee- Local doctors are bracing for impact as three severe viruses rapidly spread in Kern County

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 Highway Patrol.- Midterm elections 2022 update.

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.