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.

Officer initiated activity at Hwy 119/Ash, Taft, CA. Disposition: Report Taken. Officer initiated activity at Precision ...

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 ...

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

Funeral plans have been announced for former Taft College baseball player Jesse Lubiniecki who died in a traffic accident on May 30.

Carolyn Louise Fuller, aged 83, of Taft California, passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2025. She was born August 6, 1941 in ...