-NBC News and the Associated Press both projecting this morning that California Governor Gavin Newsom has defeated an attempt to remove him from office
-Local health officials are calling in back-up as hospitals are near a breaking point
-Homicide victim killed on Larson lane identified

Top Stories:
-Today marks the recall election of governor Gavin Newsom, with polls opening in just a matter of hours
-The county of Kern is pushing to sue governor Gavin Newsom over recent denial's of hydraulic fracturing permits

Noon Top Stories:

-Kern Public Health reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,750 cases

-Pedestrian killed after being struck by semi on Hwy. 178 at Union Avenue

-An exclusive Inside California Politics / Emerson College poll released Monday found the majority of California likely voters are voting against the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

-Recall candidate Larry Elder was in Los Angeles yesterday where he was joined by former actress Rose McGowan
-Hundreds gathered on Saturday to honor the fallen heroes of September 11th, on the 20th anniversary of the attacks on our country
-A multi-acre brush fire is still affecting drivers on the I-5 this morning

Noon Top Stories:

-Kern County Sheriff's Office releases body-cam footage of Wasco shooting that killed deputy, 4 others

-Kern Public Health reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 483 cases

-Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to return in-person

-Today President Biden will lay out a six-point plan to combat emerging covid variants and increase vaccinations
-A local group is demanding county supervisors have term limits
-A recall rally is being held today featuring candidate for governor Larry Elder

Noon Top Stories:

-Two pedestrians were struck and killed within a span of 24 hours in Bakersfield

-Kern Public Health reports 1 new COVID-19 death, 555 cases

-Man fatally shot in East Bakersfield, deputies say

-A man found dead in a East Bakersfield home prompts a homicide investigation
-A woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Southwest Bakersfield
-A powerful earthquake struck near the pacific resort city of Acapulco

Noon Top Stories:

-Kern Public Health reports 1,911 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths over holiday weekend

-Man dies from apparent stab wound in south Bakersfield, police say

-The recall election is one week from today - Sept. 14

-The war between a beloved former priest and Kern's Catholic bishop intensified this weekend with a letter read to worshipers at Craig Harrison's former Bakersfield parish
-In Kern County, 15 percent of the county's 441-thousand registered voters have filled out and returned their mail-in ballots, as of September first
-Today Kern High trustees are set to decide on proposed boundary change maps to accommodate the opening of Del Oro High School