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Top Bakersfield news: Woman wanted for stealing from mall; patient care addition planned at Mercy

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Published on August 21, 2019
Top Bakersfield news: Woman wanted for stealing from mall; patient care addition planned at MercyPhoto: Mercy Hospital Southwest - Bakersfield/Yelp

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Bakersfield.

Coroner rules death of man found in riverbed near Riverview Park a homicide

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office ruled the death of a man found in a riverbed last week in North Bakersfield as a homicide. 

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.

More than 22,000 marijuana plants seized and destroyed, report says

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Authorities seized and destroyed a total of 22,869 marijuana plants grown on undeveloped land north of Wasco and west of Delano. 

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.

Woman wanted for stealing from Valley Plaza mall

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who stole from Valley Plaza mall. The incident occurred at about 8:45 p.m. Aug. 16, police said.

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.

Four-story, 106-bed patient care addition planned at Mercy Southwest

When one considers the geographic locations of Bakersfield's major hospitals, four of them are concentrated in or near the city's downtown core.

Read the full story on The Bakersfield Californian.

Man wanted for questioning regarding sexual battery at fairgrounds

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is wanted for questioning regarding an incident of sexual battery that occurred at an event held at the Kern County Fairgrounds in June, police said. 

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.


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