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Kern County blocks McFarland's plan to convert library into a police station
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHearing the protests of its youngest readers, Kern County has blocked McFarland city leaders’ plan...
California to close one state prison and end its lease of private facility in Kern County
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState authorities this week announced they will close Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Riverside County and stop using a privately owned facility in Lassen County.
Jury unable to decide if former KCSO deputy should be executed, or spend life in prison
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 15—The responsibility 12 Kern County jurors bore wasn't an easy one — that was clearly reflected Wednesday when they couldn't unanimously decide whether a former Kern County Sheriff's deputy ...
Former KCSO deputy takes stand to testify about murdering prostitute in retrial
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 16—Former Kern County Sheriff's deputy David Keith Rogers took a deep breath before answering a question asked Thursday by his public defender on the stand: Why did he solicit prostitutes ...
KCSO sheriff, CSUB police chief testify in retrial of ex-KCSO deputy convicted of murdering 2 women
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 6—A retrial of a former Kern County Sheriff's deputy convicted of killing two prostitutes has drawn witness testimony from many disparate people — former sex workers, deputy district attorneys ...
Policy, poverty compound the problem: Kern officials discuss why county claims top homicide rate for...
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 28—A Kern County sheriff's deputy. Two girls, a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old. A 78-year-old woman. These people are just a few of the victims of local homicides in 2021, Kern County's ...
California, Kern seek ways to reduce number of incarcerated mentally ill
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 29—The last time Brik McDill ventured to Los Angeles, it was to the Los Angeles International Airport. The Kern County resident sped along Interstate 405 toward arrivals, scooped up his ...
Man found guilty of selling drugs to minors, luring them into sex trafficking
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 22—A Kern County jury found a man guilty of selling drugs to Bakersfield residents such as teenagers at a local high school and luring those minors into sex trafficking, according to a ...
Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he's grappling with risks of more mercy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDavid Moreland, 67, recounts his bout with COVID in prison as his wife, Sherry, listens at home in...
Man convicted of murder without pulling trigger seeks prison release; attorneys present arguments
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 16—At 80 years old, Doris Shotwell has experienced many merry Christmases. This year, however, there's one gift that would be the "best ever," she said. It would be her son's release from ...