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KGET-TV Bakersfield - Fri Nov 20
Fifty foster children officially found forever families in Bakersfield on National Adoption Day.
17 News Investigation: Ending child abuse and neglect in Kern CountyKGET-TV Bakersfield - Fri Nov 20
Senate Bill 39 made it possible to open files detailing child deaths that happened because of abuse or neglect.
After Castaic drug busts, 10 children in protective custodyLA Daily News - Fri Nov 20
Ten children were in protective custody Friday after four adults were arrested in Castaic on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and other offenses, according to the sheriff's department.
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