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

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

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

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.” ...

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

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

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.

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

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

At least two people were transported by ambulance from the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision on Highway 119 just north of ...

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

Funeral plans have been announced for former Taft College baseball player Jesse Lubiniecki who died in a traffic accident on May 30. Lubiniecki’s funeral will be Thursday in Regina, Saskatchewan, his ...