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3 die in 3-vehicle accident in SW Bakersfield
Three people died Thursday evening after a three-vehicle crash at Harris Road and Summer Springs Drive, the Bakersfield Police Department reported.
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Jury convicts man of first-degree murder, rejects insanity defense
An east Bakersfield man was convicted last week of his aunt’s first-degree murder, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office announced.
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Man convicted of trying to meet minor for sex
A Kern County jury convicted a man Wednesday of attempting to contact, and meet, a minor for a sexual purpose.
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Coroner’s office IDs altercation victim
The Kern County coroner’s office has identified a 53-year-old Bakersfield man who it said died March 23 after a physical altercation in the 2400 block of San Ramon Court.
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Oildale
A 58-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday night in Oildale has been identified by the Kern County coroner’s office.
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BPD seeks keypad theft suspect
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who it says stole an intercom keypad from a business in the 2100 block of L Street on Feb. 25.
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From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly becoming an economic and political force, accruing multi-billion dollar valuations and drawing support from key officials in the Trump administration. But backlash to the platforms is spreading — in Washington and in state capitals — with accusations of insider trading following White House military action in Venezuela…
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Justices to consider thorny dispute between manufacturers of medication and its generic substitute
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA v Amarin Pharma presents a complex dispute between Amarin, the manufacturer of Vascepa, a prescription medication to reduce heart disease, and Hikma, which markets a generic substitute for Vascepa. With a great deal of simplification, the general topic is how hard it should be to hold Hikma responsible when pharmacists dispense Hikma’s…
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Digital location data heads back to the Supreme Court
On Monday, April 27, the Supreme Court will hear Chatrie v. United States, a case about police access to geofence data, a digital record of a person’s location. This case could serve as a landmark intervention in Fourth Amendment doctrine in the digital age – or a more limited adjustment of those rules. The court…
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Court will consider whether Trump administration properly revoked protected status for Syrians and Haitians
On the last regularly scheduled day of arguments for the 2025-26 term, the Supreme Court will consider a dispute in Mullin v. Doe over the Trump administration’s efforts to significantly scale back a program that allows foreign citizens to stay in the United States when the U.S. government believes that it is not safe for…