-Bakersfield Police were able to make quick arrests following a shooting this weekend
-Hundreds have been ordered to evacuate after yet another wildfire broke out over the weekend
-Tens of thousands of evacuees are returning home to South Lake Tahoe, as crews continue to make progress against the Caldor Fire

Noon Top Stories:

-Kern County Sheriff's Office investigating Bernard Street shooting, 1 wounded

-Kern Public Health reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths, 609 cases

-Kern County Superior Court requiring masks for entry

-Republican recall candidate and radio-talk show host Larry Elder campaigned in Bakersfield yesterday
-A new poll shows governor Newsom will likely defeat the recall
-Bakersfield Recovery Services hosted a forum last night to address the fentanyl crisis in our community

Noon Top Stories:

-Officer-involved shooting in Shafter leaves one hospitalized

-The French Fire continues to burn in the mountains in the Kern River Valley as fire officials Thursday estimated it has scorched 25,871 acres and is at 43 percent containment.

-Man shot and killed in East Bakersfield identified

-Bakersfield City Council members will once again take up our city's homelessness crisis
-The fire fight is far from over in South Lake Tahoe as the Caldor Fire burns out of control
-Violence was on the rise during the month of August in Kern County

Noon Top Stories:

-A newly-filed lawsuit alleges a freshman at Bakersfield High School abused a classmate in 2019 during class, with a teacher standing at most 15 feet away.

-Kern Public Health reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

-All national forests in California will be closed, beginning Aug. 31 through Sept. 17 due to wildfires burning throughout the state

-The Pentagon announced the last flight has left Afghanistan
-Fire crews gaining control on the French fire
-Tens of thousands of South Lake Tahoe have been told to evacuate due to the Caldor fire

Noon Top Stories:

-Hurricane Ida swamps Louisiana coast

-Update on the French Fire burning in the Kern River Valley

-Kern Public Health reports 1,482 new COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

-At least one person is dead and nearly half the state of Louisiana is without power after Hurricane Ida made landfall yesterday.
-One man dead and another hospitalized after a shooting that took place on South Owens street around 9 o'clock Sunday morning.
-The French Fire continues to burn near Lake Isabella this morning.