An investigation is underway into a shooting in South Taft early Monday. Taft Police and Kern County Sheriff’s deputies, ...

The Kern County Coroner confirmed the man burned in a fireworks explosion on June 29 died from his injuries. Jose Ignacio ...

The Hard Rock Heals Foundation, the charitable arm of Hard Rock® International, has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Community Action Partnership of Kern Foundation as part ...

The Kern County Coroner has identified a Taft man killed in a crash on Highway 119 in the Bakersfield area in January.

Officer initiated activity at Main St/Sixth St. Disposition: Warning (Verbal/Written). Officer initiated activity at Tenth St ...

East Kern Street between First Street and Williams Way is going to be in line to get new surface, but the work won't be done ...

Anna was the eldest daughter of Earl and Dora Floyd. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, John Wagner. Anna ...

A small fire broke out to the rear of the Goodwill Store in Pilot Plaza just before noon Thursday. The fire burned a large ...

Taft City School District Supt. Dr. Lori Slaven has resigned. Slaven's resignation was accepted by the TCSD Board of ...

The rapidly growing Madre Fire west of New Cuyama is continuing to spread. Highway 166 is now closed from Highway 101 on the west to Perkins Road in the Cuyama Valley on the east. . The fire broke out ...

Terry Jackson Brown - 1955 - 2025 Terry Jackson Brown was born November 16th, 1955 in Taft, CA and passed surrounded by his ...

Firefighters are reporting very little growth of the Madre Fire but major increases in containment of the week-long fire.