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Top Stories- North High School has announced a plan to deal with the issues with opioids on its campus- Gas prices are surging here in California and in Kern County- Hurricane Ian hit the Gulf Coast of Florida yesterday as a category four storm with winds over 150 miles per hour

Top Stories- Tensions between parents and school officials boiled over last night at a meeting on student drug overdoses at North High- Hurricane Ian tore through Cuba yesterday, and will likely make landfall in Florida this afternoon- Fairfax School Board member Palmer Moland is facing criminal charges brought by District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer

Top Stories- An Amber Alert is currently active in Kern County for a missing 15-year old girl out of Fontana- There's growing outrage from parents and student walkouts at North High School as they accuse school officials and the Kern High School District of trying to cover up the overdoses happening at the campus- The fentanyl overdose crisis continues to escalate in Kern County, where more than 600 people have died over the past three years

Top stories: - Parents and students are demanding something be done after overdoses. - Dozens of dogs have been transported out of Bakersfield due to the "Husky" problem.

Top Stories- Parents and students are demanding something be done after multiple students overdosed on opioids and were rushed to the hospital- There's a husky problem in Bakersfield, according to city officials- The lake at the Park at Riverwalk is still mostly dry, after city officials said they would start letting water flow again

Top stories: - Reports on social media claim at least six students have overdosed on fentanyl at North High. - A family in southwest Bakersfield is mourning the death of their two dogs after a house fire.- A black bear was hit and killed by a car on Highway 178 near the Lake Isabella area. This is the second bear to be hit on Highway 178 in the past two months.

Top Stories- The Great Kern County Fair is back... and it's a time to shine for many students who have been working for months to get their animals ready to show- And country star Hunter Hayes took the main stage at the Budweiser Pavilion last night- And of course we can't recap the fair without talking about all the food

Top stories: - Second-degree murder charges have been dropped against two men charged in a deadly hit-and-run crash on Panama Lane Stine Road last March.- Spotify to bring audiobooks to its platform. - Today’s the kickoff of the Great Kern County Fair!

Top Stories- Today's the kickoff of the Great Kern County Fair!- Second degree murder charges have been dropped against two men charged in a deadly hit and run crash on Panama Lane Stine Road last March- A 14-year-old and a 16-year-old are behind bars this morning after their arrests in connection with the brutal rape of a south Bakersfield woman

Top Stories- Disturbing video is making its rounds on social media showing a man being assaulted in a gas station parking lot in Taft- The drug crisis in Kern County was once again made evident yesterday after three people were found unconscious in central Bakersfield, one eventually dying- While rain on the mosquito fire burn scar is helping efforts to suppress flames it's also raising concerns

Top stories: - Bakersfield saw a deadly weekend with several shootings and crashes. - The coroner's office called an incident that happened in early September on Taft Highway an apparent murder-suicide.

Top Stories- A deadly weekend on the road, as two people were killed in Bakersfield- It was a bloody weekend here in Bakersfield this weekend

Top stories: - BPD is holding a DUI checkpoint within city limits Friday. CHP is holding a DUI checkpoint Saturday. - Your Election Headquarters: Central Valley candidates are targeting Latino votes.

Top Stories- A verdict has been reached in a child sexual assault case- We've seen at least three intense fires across Bakersfield in just over a week

Top stories: - Another threat shut down a local school. Bakersfield High School was placed on a brief lockout. - Four people are recovering after a suspected drunk driver crashed into their home on Old River Road and Taft Highway. - Friends and family gathered at Kyle Lundy's candlelight vigil.

Top Stories- According to officers with Bakersfield Police, soccer coach Kyle Lundy was shot and killed by a neighbor after he attempted to force his way into that apartment early Monday morning- Four people, including a toddler, are recovering after a suspected drunk driver crashed into their home in the middle of the night yesterday- Railroad unions and companies have reached a tentative deal to avoid a strike. The Biden administration announced this morning

Top stories: - An investigation is underway after the body of a Tehachapi man was found in the Open Desert. - A vigil is being held for a man shot and killed in southwest Bakersfield early Monday morning after he was allegedly forcing himself into a home. - Authorities say a teenage girl died in an alleged overdose in an LA high school.

Top Stories- CHP says a car went to into this home at Old River Road and Taft Highway around 12:30 this morning- The Kern County sheriff's office will be starring in "Cops"- McFarland police department wants to buy the library building and transform it into its new home

Top stories: - The family of Benny Alcala Jr. laid him to rest this morning. - Two teenage boys have been arrested for a shooting in the desert. - KCSO deputies will be starring in "COPS."

Top Stories- Bakersfield police are investigating what appears to be another case of a resident killing an intruder- Three days after flames destoryed a large building in south Bakersfield - investigators have zeroed in on three persons of interest- A Board of Supervisors vote today is all that stands between KCSO and the producers of the TV series "Cops."