Top Stories:
-At least one person was killed in a crash near Buttonwillow last night
-As expected, the omicron covid variant has reached the united states — the first case confirmed yesterday in San Francisco
-The Bakersfield Christmas Parade returns today, in-person this year

Noon Top Stories:

-First US case of omicron variant detected in San Francisco

-Man dead, two injured after crashing car into block wall in south Bakersfield

-East Bakersfield shooting wounds juvenile, prompts school lockouts

Top Stories:
-Detectives are still trying to find out why a boy was shot yesterday afternoon in southeast Bakersfield
-A former McFarland High School basketball coach who plead no contest to attempting to contact an underage person for sex, has been arrested again for the same thing
-One person was killed in a car crash in south Bakersfield last night. It happened on Old Yard Drive

Top Stories:
-President Biden is urging Americans to remain calm as the Omicron variant emerges
-Water watchers are enforcing new restrictions to ensure we conserve our most precious resource during this extreme drought
-Here in Kern County, more people are getting vaccinated and boosted.

Top Stories:
-President Biden will deliver an update today on the U.S. response to the omicron variant of -COVID-19, already spreading in dozens of countries
-Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old hospitalized yesterday afternoon
-A local restaurant is thanking the community after a thief who broke into their building was taken into custody — the robbery caught on camera

Top Stories:
-Shoppers ready to score Black Friday deals camped out at major retailers overnight
-At least one person is dead after a head-on crash on Weedpatch Highway

Noon Top Stories:

-All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday.

-Free Thanksgiving drives, meals and giveaways happening this week

-Local boxer Joel Iriarte is competing in the finals of the PanAmerican games

Top Stories:
-Today is expected to be one of the heaviest traffic days in the past several years
-In a matter of hours, we may know the fate of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery
-Newly released court records show the man accused of punching radio show host Ralph Bailey at a local steakhouse, was arrested after police received an anonymous tip

Noon Top Stories:

-The Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the White House announced Tuesday, as the Biden administration seeks ways to control rising costs at the pump.

-Houchin Blood banks are empty, looking for donations

-All adults eligible for COVID-19 boosters

Top Stories:
-President Joe Biden will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a global effort to calm a rapid rise in gas prices
-Overnight the smash and grab trend continued at a Nordstrom in Los Angeles
-Our local health department is reminding the public about the CDC's move to approve booster shots for all adults