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Sunday, September 14th, 2025
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Good morning, Bakersfield. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 14th of September.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Kern Bridal Association is hosting its Wedding and Event Expo this weekend at the DoubleTree Hotel in East Bakersfield — the event will feature a fashion show, vendors, and prizes such as trips and floral items — and local heroes in public service may enter free with their ID. VIP ticket holders may enter at 11:30 a.m. and general admission starts at noon; the expo ends at 3 p.m. Bakersfield Now
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Families gathered at the Walk Like MADD event at River Walk to honor drunk driving victims and urge tougher DUI laws after suffering losses; police data showed hundreds of DUI arrests and fatal collisions in the first half of the year, and funds raised (over 12 years, $700,000) will support Kern County prevention programs (designed to curb impaired driving). 23ABC News
DRINK NEWS
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SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Bakersfield marked a step forward on Saturday when the Kern Adaptive Sports Fair was held at the Dignity Health Sports Complex—organized by Bakersfield Prosthetics and Orthotics Center and Leadership Bakersfield; the fair showed adaptive sports like wheelchair basketball and parafencing and will expand by 2026. 23ABC News
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