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- 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.

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- Today we expect to learn whether the Kern County District Attorney's office will retry Wendy Howard for the shooting death of an ex-boyfriend, after a jury last month deadlocked 7 to 5 in favor of guilt on voluntary manslaughter in the heat of passion
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff now calling it a deliberate act -- the wrong-way driver who slammed into more than two dozen law enforcement recruits in South Whittier on Wednesday

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- Business owners in downtown Bakersfield have complained about “aggressive” panhandlers and not enough security. The Bakersfield City Council unveiled a possible solution.
- Bakersfield police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to kill members of a church, according to the department.
- There are plenty of ballots left to count in Kern County, with the election’s office reporting more than 55,000 ballots in need of processing from the midterm general election.

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- The Bakersfield city council last night unanimously approved giving $50,000 to the Downtown Business Association - a fraction of the money the city received from the American Rescue Plan Act
- NBC News projects republicans have won control of the House of Representatives
- The Kern County elections office says there's more than 55,000 ballots that still need to be processed from last week's midterm

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- A woman arrested in connection with a homicide in Rosamond pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of first-degree murder.
- On Tuesday, Republicans in the House of Representatives chose Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy as their next Speaker. It’s a crucial first step in McCarthy’s long quest.
- A recap of the updated election results.

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- Former President Donald Trump has formally launched his 2024 presidential campaign
- Republicans in the House of Representatives unofficially chose Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy as their next Speaker yesterday by a vote of 188 to 31
- NASA's Artemis rocket launched toward the moon this morning from Kennedy Space Center

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- Republicans in the House of Representatives chose Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy as their next Speaker.
- An unlicensed 70-year-old man arrested earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian with fatal injuries told officers he thought the man got up and walked away, according to a court filing.
- Police made dozens of arrests and impounded numerous vehicles at multiple “sideshow” events over the weekend where participants blocked streets to perform stunts.

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- Republicans are now just one seat from gaining control of the House of Representatives
- This all comes ahead of tonight's "big announcement" from former President Donald Trump
- Two juveniles were arrested last night after a high-speed pursuit

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- Officials say three people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting last night on the campus of University of Virginia
- Over the weekend, a tipping point in the battle for power in Washington
- Former Bakersfield Condors athletic trainer Chad Drown is scheduled to be arranged today

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- The Bakersfield Police Department responded to a viral video of two officers detaining a teenager.
- Given an opportunity to accept responsibility for his horrific crimes, Armando Cruz chose to remain silent.
- Thieves took the opportunity to burglarize Johnnie O’Neal's home, stealing his handicap-accessible truck, a camper, a car trailer, his TV and all his appliances.