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Metered Ramps: Caltrans tries a new solution to Bakersfield's highway congestion

A popular rural energy program, meant to help cut energy costs for farmers and small businesses is in jeopardy of being cut. The fight in Congress to save the Rural Energy for American Program could have impacts nationwide.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made his way to Hawaii, visiting the wildfire-devastated communities in Maui over Labor Day weekend.

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for his handling of classified documents that he had shipped from the White House town to his Mar a Lago estate after he left office. Now, one of the employees who was the head of the security footage at Mar a Lago had previously had a lawyer who was paid for by Trump's super PAC, but since obtaining new legal lawyers, he has now flipped against Trump.

More school districts than ever are making the move to a four-day week. Around 876 districts are now on shorter school weeks this year, up from 650 in 2020. For a lot of them, it's not so much a choice as a necessity with their financial and staffing realities.

Carmen Esqueda and Issac Meza were walking to their car after what was meant to be a fun night out. Security footage shows a white SUV passing by with the couple looking both ways before crossing the street. That's when family members say the unthinkable happened. 23ABC's Ruby Rivera has more about the story.

Frank Torres discovered cycling at a low point in his life and soon developed a strong passion for the sport that helped him stay sober. As 23ABC's Corey O'Leary shows for the month of July Frank has set a cycling goal that he hopes inspires others to follow their dreams.

Karim Reyad, the 18-year-old involved in the April car crash that killed Gayla Sue Price, has received approval from a Kern County judge to be released from prison in order to receive medical treatment. Price's family protested the decision at the courthouse Wednesday morning, saying they lost their loved one forever and she deserves justice. 23ABC's Dominique LaVigne spoke with the family and Reyad's lawyer to learn more.

On August 2, 2023, Kern County saw several wildfires and brushfires, one of which cost one family everything when a brushfire in a nearby field spread to their home. The fire engulfed the fence behind the Garcia family home and moved onto their property while the Garcia kids were still inside. 23ABC's Dominique LaVigne spoke with the Garcia family to see how they're coping.

While grocery prices are still inducing sticker-shock, students at Bakersfield College can take advantage of another way to get fresh produce and other essentials. The Edible Garden at Bakersfield College, breaching its first year of existence, continues to grow and benefit the community, especially the Renegade Pantry. 23ABC's Sam Hoyle visited the campus to find out more.

After 2 break-ins in one month ended with 11 catalytic converters getting stolen, 7 of CAP-K's vehicles have been put out of commission."It's a gut punch, you know?" said CAP-K Food Bank Administrator Kelly Lawery. "When you come to work every day trying to do something good for the community and then you have to deal with some of these types of things, it adds another layer of challenge." 23ABC's Corey O'Leary has the story.

President Biden turned up the heat on employers who don't take proper care of their workers in extreme temperatures. That's just one part of a plan unveiled Friday in response to the current heat wave and others that may follow.

A teenage girl from Arizona who went missing in 2019 turned up nearly four years later in a small Montana town near the Canadian border. Alicia, who has autism, was 14 years old when she vanished in September 2019 leaving behind a note saying she would be back.

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The man investigators say killed California store owner Laura Ann Carleton over a pride flag had a history of hateful, violent messages online. And the gun he was carrying wasn't his raising a lot of questions about how this happened.

Glenda Garcia, mother of Michael Travis Leake, an English teacher and musician arrested in Russia in June, sits down with 23ABC's Corey O'Leary to discuss her son's conditions in Russian custody.

It turns out a growing number of businesses, and even some schools are throwing their support behind a four-day workweek.

The deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history, a fury that seemed overpowering on the island of Maui. But now experts are trying to amplify the same message they've been hammering home for years: invasive plant species as a potentially lethal threat.

25 people were arrested during a Labor Day protest of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers here in the Golden State.

The Bakersfield City Council is looking to bring on a new member of the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee after Monica Cater, who represents Ward 2, resigned.

Despite numerous warnings, it continues to be a deadly year in the Kern River. But drowning deaths have been occurring for decades. 23ABC’s Corey O'Leary looks at the long-lasting impacts of losing a loved one in the Kern.

President Biden was on the road Friday, traveling to Maine where he's touting Bidenomics, his trip coming on the heels of some good economic news. Data released on Thursday shows the American economy remains resilient growing faster than many economists had expected.

After a week of vigorous air defense operations by Ukraine, an alleged Russian informant has been arrested in connection with a plot to assassinate the Ukrainian president.

Latest Kern County, California and US & world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif.

Latest Kern County, California and US & world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif.