Bakersfield, CA

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A Kern County Superior Court judge called upon more than 100 people Monday to begin the herculean effort to find prospective jurors in the highly anticipated murder trial of the California City brothers’ adoptive parents. Trezell and Jacqueline West have each pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree...

Jury selection begins in murder trial of Cal City brothers' adoptive parents

Tehachapi, CA

A Kern County Superior Court judge pushed back a decision Tuesday until next month because she needs more information before considering a motion to dismiss a voluntary manslaughter charge against a Tehachapi woman who killed her former partner. In October, Wendy Howard was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter, first- and second-degree...

Decision on whether to dismiss charge against Wendy Howard pushed until next month

A Kern County Superior Court judge clarified a gag order Wednesday issued in the California City brothers adoptive parents’ murder trial and agreed with The Californian’s stance: A gag order doesn’t bar the release of records requested by this newspaper about the brothers’ interactions with social workers.

Judge: Gag order does not prevent release of DHS records in Cal City brothers case

Delano, CA

DELANO — After two months of delays and to the ire of residents, the status of rent control in Kern County's second most populous city remains inconclusive. Officials at the Delano City Council meeting Monday night tabled the reading of its rent control report, stating they needed more time to review the information.

Rent control talks stall in Kern's second most populous city

Had something like the Committee on Election Integrity been around during Mussolini’s time, it could have used Lean Six Sigma to quantitatively determine he was the greatest thing since rustic Italian bread. Over two decades, he reduced voter fraud to zero simply by canceling elections. And the trains ran on time. Garbage in, garbage out.

Letter to the editor: Garbage in, garbage out

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After serving 41-year murder sentence, Bakersfield man resentenced, to be released

Doris Shotwell and her family can easily remember the murder sentence handed down by a Kern County Superior Court judge around 41 years...

After serving 41-year murder sentence, Bakersfield man resentenced, to be released

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