BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Kern County over an inmate’s suicide in September 2023, alleging high-ranking county officials — including the sheriff — ...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers in Kern County are at an all-time low. To help with that issue, the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story aired on 17 News at 5 before confirmation of the inmate’s capture. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Francisco Garcia, 23, ran from deputies while he was being treated at Kern ...

An inmate was convicted Friday of six felony counts related to two separate, in-custody assaults at Kern County Jail, the ...

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Kern County officials this week posted a recruitment video on social media urging Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who are opposed to vaccine mandates to apply for positions with their neighbor ...