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By: Malyk Johnson, 23ABC , Pete Menting, 23ABC BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is inviting the community to honor a deputy who died due to COVID. The funeral service for Deputy Gabriel Gonzales will take place at 2 p.m. Friday at Canyon Hills Church. Those who attend are asked to wear a mask. A private burial service will be held afterward for friends and family only. COVID has had a huge impact on law enforcement across the country.

Photo journalist Noe Gonzales A virtual meeting is being held Monday night for those impacted by the French Fire. Posted at 8:39 AM, Aug 25, 2021 and last updated 2021-08-25 13:07:00-04 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved federal funds Tuesday to assist fighting the French Fire burning in Kern County. The state of California requested a grant to aid in fighting the French Fire which the FEMA regional administrator approved Tuesday.

FILE By: Malyk Johnson, 23ABC Posted at 6:10 AM, Aug 13, 2021 and last updated 2021-08-13 15:19:24-04 BAKERSFIELD, Calif (KERO) — A deadly shooting Thursday night that left one man dead in east Bakersfield is the ninth homicide police have investigated since last Friday. That's according to 23ABC's homicide tracker, which keeps track of where and when homicides occur. Officers went to Oregon and Kern Street just before 10p.m. Thursday and found a man who had a been shot, according to BPD.