Shelby Martin
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Bakersfield says gun-related homicides are down despite recent high school shooting (opens the original)
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Bakersfield officials say gun-related homicides are down this year, even as residents remain shaken after a shooting at Independence High School weeks ago that killed 17-year-old Levi Brown. In the wake of the school shooting, the city posted on social media to tell residents that homicides are down in Bakersfield. City Manager Christian Clegg said in an Instagram video that the Independence High School shooting was the only gang-related homicide in 2026. “We also understand that incidents like
'This will impact everyone:' how CommonSpirit layoffs will affect your next hospital visit (opens the original)
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Nearly 60 workers at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital were laid off Monday as Dignity Health made cuts it described as being driven by “financial challenges,” raising concerns about how the staffing reductions could affect patient care. Earlier this summer, notices went out to dozens of employees, including registered nurses. The layoffs prompted pushback from the California Nurses Association, which held a picket in Bakersfield. Katarina, Kye and Laura Topete, nurses who work for CommonSpirit Heal
Teen sentenced to life for killing 4 in 2024 Georgia high school shooting (opens the original)
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The teenager responsible for the 2024 deadly shooting at a Georgia high school was sentenced to life in prison yesterday, a case that is renewing questions nationwide about school violence among children and teenagers. Colt Gray, now 16, shot and killed two teachers and two 14-year-old students at Apalachee High School in September of 2024. When a school shooter makes headlines, especially if the suspect is a teenager, it often leaves parents wondering what drives a student to plot, threaten or
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