Firefighters will remain on the scene though the day Friday to complete containment lines around a large grass fire that ...

Competitive summer swimming has begun, and a local youth program is leading the wave. The Taft Tigersharks Swim Club, a ...

Occurred at Taft High School on Wildcat Wy. Disposition: Advised. Occurred at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park on N. Tenth St.

A large grass fire burned through the mountains south of Maricopa overnight and at last word had burned more than 600 acres.

Have a broken bike, scooter or board you want help fixing? Bring it to the gym at the West Side Recreation and Park District on Saturday for some help getting them fixed up at “Almost All Wheels.” ...

A man was arrested in Maricopa after he brandished a weapon at Kern County Sheriff's deputies and fled into a field east of the community on June 7.

Two Kern County Fire Department chiefs outlined new fire danger maps from Cal Fire at the June 3 Taft City Council meeting ...

The Taft Branch Kern County library is open again after it was closed for a seven-month overhaul. A grand-reopening of the ...

The Science, Space, and Technology Committee unanimously advanced H.R. 390: The Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) Act by a 34-0 vote Wednesday. Introduced by Congressman ...

Madi Gregory of Taft was named to The University of Alabama Deans List for Spring Semester 2025.

The California Highway Patrol says a drunk driver is suspected of causing a four-vehicle accident on Highway 119 near ...

The Taft City Council voted unanimously last week to donate $5,000 to help cover the cost of the annual Taft July 4 fireworks ...