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• A Bakersfield man has been arrested in connection to a shooting at the Valley Plaza mall that left a woman critically wounded.
• A legal battle between the state and a Southland school district entered the courtroom Wednesday morning, regarding gender identity and a parent’s right to know.
• A man convicted four years ago of killing his girlfriend’s baby has been resentenced to the term originally imposed of 25 years to life in prison.

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- We are learning more about a controversial policy, in which schools must "out" transgender students to their parents
- Travis Leake, the Bakersfield musician detained in Russia, had a court hearing in Moscow this week

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• A firey scene at a cold storage facility in McFarland... keeping firefighters working through the night to get control of this smoky scene.
• As the fentanyl crisis continues to claim the lives of more than 100 californians per week, families who've lost loved ones hope to put a measure on the 2024 ballot to hold dealers accountable.
• as a local family grieves a toddler... they say was killed by the deadly drug...
  Two months after his death... and with few answers, they held a vigil last night.

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- An investigation is underway at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Jail after an inmate was found dead
- Jury deliberations are set to resume later this morning in the case against a man accused of brutally raping and beating a woman 26 years ago
- Sugardaddy's Women's Boutique has become the latest victim of the seemingly endless retail crime plaguing Bakersfield

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- Furious family members protest outside the Kern County courthouse, as officials prepare to release a man accused in deadly crash
- A pair of panters are going viral, after their quick action in the face of a brazen theft

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• A Kern County jury on Wednesday found a Ridgecrest man guilty of first-degree murder and mutilation in the death of his girlfriend, whom he repeatedly struck in the head with an ice ax.
• A man accused of groping a teen girl will receive a two-year prison term and must register as a sex offender for life after pleading no contest Wednesday to felony sexual battery, according to the District Attorney’s office.
• A woman is dead after a motorcycle and SUV collided on Ming Avenue Wednesday afternoon, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

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- Spike strips were used to stop a wild police chase that began in Arvin and ended near the Tejon Outlets
- Tropical Storm Hilary may be gone, but some of the mess left behind can still be seen in the town of Ridgecrest

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- A woman facing carjacking, kidnapping and child endangerment charges appeared before a judge for the first time
- A man accused of causing a deadly crash last week also appeared in court
- CalTrans says all the eastbound lanes for Highway 58 are now back open

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- A man facing charges in connection to a shooting outside the Valley Plaza Mall appeared in court for the first time
- Scary moments for a local mom after another woman allegedly stole her car, with a toddler in the backseat
- An investigation is underway this morning for the deaths of two men found inside a car that plunged into a canal

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- A 30-year-old man has pleaded no contest to engaging in a sex act with a minor
- The trial continued for a young man accused of brutally murdering his girlfriend with an ice pick
- A local non-profit is the latest victim of catalytic converter theft