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Bakersfield police captain Ted King appointed as new assistant chief of department
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (240+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department is preparing to welcome a new assistant chief. Capt. Ted King, a Bakersfield native with more than 22 years of service, is set to officially take on the role Sept. 21. "I'm super grateful. I…...
Bakersfield PD names Ted King as new assistant chief
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (21+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Bakersfield PD names Ted King as new assistant chief...
Former Kern County supervisor Zach Scrivner found in compliance at diversion hearing
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (27+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Former Kern County supervisor Zach Scrivner found in compliance at diversion hearing...
Suspect pleads not guilty in deadly Oildale high-speed crash
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (21+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Suspect pleads not guilty in deadly Oildale high-speed crash...
Gabriel Lopez pleads not guilty in deadly high-speed crash that killed 22-year-old Kevin Stevens
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (153+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Gabriel Lopez appeared in court Wednesday, pleading not guilty to multiple felony counts stemming from a high-speed pursuit that ended in the death of a bystander in Oildale. According to court documents, Lopez and a second suspect,…...
Community demands action from KHSD after deadly school shooting
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (21+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Community demands action from KHSD after deadly school shooting...
Community presses KHSD on school safety after deadly Independence High shooting
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (540+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — More than two weeks after a deadly shooting at an Independence High School football game, parents, educators and community advocates are asking the Kern High School District to continue strengthening safety at school events. Levi…...
Man killed on his birthday during Bakersfield police pursuit
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (21+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Man killed on his birthday during Bakersfield police pursuit...
Man killed on his 22nd birthday after fleeing car strikes him during Bakersfield police pursuit
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (230+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kevin Daniel Stevens, 22, was struck and killed Saturday morning. A car being pursued by Bakersfield police swerved to avoid spike strips and slammed into the corner of Airport Drive and Olive Drive in Oildale. The crash happened…...
Father speaks out after 13-year-old sentenced in East Bakersfield shooting that killed his son
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (365+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Vernon W. Lancaster says the 36-week sentence for a 13-year-old who admitted to 2nd-degree murder and assault with a semiautomatic firearm is not enough, and he is calling on city and county leaders to do more to…...