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TRAFFIC ALERT: Northbound traffic on Cherry Avenue at East Lerdo Highway in Shafter is being diverted after a multi-vehicle crash. bit.ly/4eGqiSX

Authorities in Northern California have found the bodies of all seven people missing since an explosion last week at a fireworks warehouse that caused a wildfire and shook a tiny farming community. bit.ly/3ToT80r

About 90 members of the California National Guard and over dozen military vehicles like Humvees are helping protect immigration officers Monday as they carry out a raid in a Los Angeles park, defense officials said. bit.ly/40GkFhJ

President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," which includes a provision to exempt tips from income tax, is now law. bit.ly/46ujFAY

MISSING: Police said Michael Scott Morson was last seen on July 6, 2025, at around 4:50 p.m., in the 1600 block of Platea Street in the Tyler Ranch community. bit.ly/4lKcGbz

California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced it will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in an unincorporated area of Bakersfield. The checkpoint will operate from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. bit.ly/4nBkPkr

The Bakersfield City School District Board of Education announced the appointment of Dr. Karling Aguilera-Fort as Interim Superintendent. bit.ly/4nCUPoO

VOTE: Is the prevalence of fires in California making you want to move to another state? bit.ly/3Gxvz2w

As the race for New York City's mayor intensifies, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is facing scrutiny over past social media posts. bit.ly/44AeP2K

TRAFFIC ALERT: Nighttime closures are scheduled on Highway 99 this week as crews work to install falsework along the highway, said the City of Bakersfield. bit.ly/4kwxlPt

COURT WATCH: An Arvin man, Jose Angel Chavez Flores, has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and a year of probation after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a neighbor's dog last year, according to the Kern County Superior Court website. bit.ly/4nD2e7A

President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," which includes a provision to exempt tips from income tax, is now law. bit.ly/46ujFAY

The U.S. has managed to keep a lid on measles for a quarter of a century. That’s now at risk. bit.ly/4lFMmPR

A 26-year-old U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey is being hailed a hero for rescuing at least 165 people during the horrific Texas floods during the Fourth of July weekend. bit.ly/46vt7nH

A fire that broke out near the Kernville shooting range burned more than 10 acres Sunday night. bit.ly/4le1iER

A Fourth of July weekend turned tragic for a Palmdale family when 20-year-old James Alexander Hodges III went missing at Rocky Point Bay in Isabella Lake on Saturday, July 5, shortly after spending the day with family and friends. bit.ly/4nCTJt8

What really happened with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein? The case has been a political theater from day one. bit.ly/3U1c5q0

President Donald Trump restarted the process of unilaterally setting tariffs for trading partners ahead of what's become a fluid July 9 negotiating deadline on Monday. bit.ly/3GfHbaq

California Highway Patrol said they cited over 30,000 people and arrested 1,311 drivers for alleged DUI over the Holiday Enforcement Period (HEP), Independence Day weekend. bit.ly/4nQCWTE

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The family of Daniel Landeros, a local activist, is seeking justice after he was fatally shot at Yokuts Park on Sept. 13. Landeros was with a friend when officers responded to reports of a shooting around 11 p.m. and found him dead. bit.ly/3IfpRmk