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• Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood joined 17 News to talk about the issues affecting Kern and the impact of Measure K, a one-percent sales tax in unincorporated Kern County.
• A teenager is listed in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in northwest Bakersfield, according to a news release from the Bakersfield Police Department.
• Manpreet Kaur, the first Punjabi Sikh on the Bakersfield City Council, took the oath of office alongside two colleagues.

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- Numerous letters written on his behalf indicate former girls basketball coach Keith Cash conducted himself in an exemplary manner in public, a Superior Court judge said.
- A former assistant chief of BPD said he was forced out of law enforcement because he cooperated with the Attorney General’s Office investigation of a deadly shooting by the son of the then-Bakersfield police chief.
- Kern County Firefighter Mark Schmidt, a 17-year veteran of the department, died Sunday after battling cancer the past few years, Fire Chief Aaron Duncan said in a news release.

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- A teenager is listed in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in northwest Bakersfield, according to a news release from the Bakersfield Police Department.
- The Kern County Sheriff’s office has identified Kevan Brown, 40, as the suspect in the fatal shooting on Cranbrook Avenue.
- The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has identified Juan E. Lopez, 76, of Wasco as the man trapped inside the home during the fire on Sunday.

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- Family of a man who died in a Wasco house fire Sunday say his last actions were those of a hero
- Bryce Leatherwood took home the season 22 crown last night
- A locally made video promoting all Kern County has to offer has racked up thousands of views

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- Lawmakers in the California state capitol are looking to advance legislation that would require overdose reversal sprays in all K through 12 schools
- A man accused of prostituting two young girls at the Desert Star Motel pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking of a minor yesterday
- Wasco's new police force is getting off the ground, thanks to new chief Charlie Fivecoat

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- A vehicle crashed into a large pillar outside of the entrance of WinCo in northwest Bakersfield.
-KCSO conducted a homicide investigation after finding a deceased man lying on the ground Monday morning in Lamont, according to a news release from the office.
- KCSO said it is investigating the death of a person that is considered suspicious in east Bakersfield.

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- An investigation continues after a house fire in Wasco left one person dead and another hospitalized
- Deputies are investigating a suspicious death in East Bakersfield
- The Kern County Fire Department has announced memorial services for firefighter Mark Schmidt

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- A pit bull that attacked an 8-year-old girl Thursday in south Bakersfield was shot and killed by a neighbor, police said.
- Attorneys on Friday said they will be ready next month to begin trial in the case of a Ridgecrest man charged with killing a woman and mutilating her body.
- Kyle Sison, 33, is accused of vandalizing New Allen Chapel AME Church in incidents that occurred July 17, Aug. 30 and Nov. 18.