Noon Top Stories:

-A newly-filed lawsuit alleges a freshman at Bakersfield High School abused a classmate in 2019 during class, with a teacher standing at most 15 feet away.

-Kern Public Health reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

-All national forests in California will be closed, beginning Aug. 31 through Sept. 17 due to wildfires burning throughout the state