We sadly announce the passing of Zackery Hutchison, born on June 5 1990, and passed away on October 4 2024, in Taft ...

Officer initiated activity at Lucard St, Taft, CA. Disposition: Completed. Officer initiated activity at Hwy 119/E. Kern St.

Bob A. Kessler, 87, left this world for his final home in Heaven on September 27, 2024 in Arroyo Grande, California. Bob was ...

The Kern County Elections Division announced that sample ballots for the upcoming election have been mailed out to voters and are also available online. Voters can now access their sample ...

On Oct. 10, the Taft College Women's Golf Team competed in their sixth conference tournament at Buena Vista golf course in Taft. Besides a little bit warmer weather and a ...

Senator Shannon Grove spoke in opposition to Assembly Bill X2-1 (Hart) passing off the Senate Floor. This measure, sponsored by Governor Newsom, would mandate that refineries maintain a minimum level ...

The Taft City School District has awarded a bid for a new modular classroom building on the Parkview Elementary School campus ...

Editor’s note: ep. Vince Fong (CA-20) wrote a joint op-ed with Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) about the destructive consequences of Governor Newsom’s refinery supply mandate ...

The defendant facing trial on an attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges has taken a plea deal.

The Wildcat Girls Golf team finished in second place on Tuesday in the seventh SSL match of the season, 21 strokes behind Wasco and 51 strokes ahead of the Shafter ...

The suspect accused in a drunk driving crash that injured a motorcyclist last week is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.

12:38 pm deputies responded to report of assault with deadly weapon in the 25 Hill area. Arrest 12:49 pm deputies responded ...