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- There are a number of local ballot measures before voters in Kern County in this midterm election
- The country goes another drawing without a Powerball winner

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- A judge ruled yesterday 26-year-old Armando Cruz should never leave prison
- Game 3 of the World Series ended up being more like a home run derby for the Phillies last night

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- The man who raped and murdered 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- The Bakersfield Police Department is warning the community of a phone scam.

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- The man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing a 13-year-old Bakersfield girl, will learn his sentence today
- Charges have been filed against Chad Drown, the former head athletic trainer for the Bakersfield Condors
- A man suspected of killing a local teenager last Friday is due in court this afternoon, but in a jailhouse interview yesterday said he never wanted to kill the teen

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- A car-to-car shooting forced closures on Highway 99 on Saturday night.
- Halloween safety.

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- Eight days until the midterm elections and the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband bringing politicians on both sides of the aisle together on one message at least, condemning the violence
- A terrifying traffic jam this weekend, when three victims were discovered inside a bullet-ridden car on Highway 99
- There are more than a few reasons to be deadly serious about safety on this Halloween, what parents need to know

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- Gov. Gavin Newsom made a surprise appearance Friday at the California Economic Summit held at Mechanics Bank Arena.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked in their home early Friday morning.
- Lisa Core, a woman charged with murder in a December crash that killed two siblings won’t stand trial until next year.

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- 11 days to go until election day, and the U.S. economy is giving off mixed signals, as the distribution of power in Congress hangs in the balance
- This morning, an apology from the county elections office, after officials made a printing mistake on a Tehachapi ballot measure
- A woman charged with murder in a December crash that killed two siblings won't stand trial until next year

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- Kevin McCarthy and Marisa Wood debated on 17 News Wednesday evening, here is a recap.
- A new report by a local law firm revealed the most dangerous intersections in Bakersfield.
- Kern County schools are experiencing the aftermath of the pandemic shutdown with lower assessment test scores.