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The final days of the Matthew Queen trial have begun as closing arguments began Monday morning in court.

A Bakersfield man was sentenced in federal court Monday to nearly six years in prison for possession of ammunition after being convicted of domestic violence.

A bystander was fatally shot when a fight broke out among juveniles at a Southern California community festival and a 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion murder.

Authorities say the death of a 50-year-old inmate at Kern Valley State Prison is being investigated as a homicide.

The Bakersfield Police Department said one man was killed and another person injured Sunday night in a shooting near Panorama Park.

A Bakersfield man pleaded guilty Monday to fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking charges, said the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California.

The Bakersfield Police Department said three people were arrested late Thursday night after a chase through East Bakersfield ended when the suspects' vehicle hit a tree. BPD said driver suffers minor injury after a passenger's gun accidentally discharges.

A Porterville man was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. Maria Delgado, 31, of Porterville, also pleaded guilty Friday to participating in the conspiracy.

Two men have pleaded guilty for their roles in an organized retail theft ring that stole about $1 million from stores across nine California counties including Kern.

The California Highway Patrol said a Sacramento couple were arrested Friday in Kern County in the abduction of their two children.