Taft Police are modernizing their weaponry. The Taft City Council last week approved a $26,117.89 contract with a vendor to ...

Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Jordan Kaufman reminds the public that the second installment of Kern County property tax is delinquent if not paid by 5p.m., Thursday, April 10, ...

Occurred at Taft Police Department on Commerce Wy. Disposition: Arrest Made. Officer initiated activity at Fourth St/Warren ...

Officer initiated activity at Crystal St/Montview Av. Disposition: Outside Assist. Officer initiated activity at Tenth ...

A Bakersfield man was arrested Wednesday and charge with threatening a Kern County Supervisor. The suspect, identified as Parrish Buzzard, 61, of Bakersfield, for “sending numerous credible threats ...

Billy Wayne Wehunt, a longtime resident of Cuyama and Taft, passed away on January 23, 2025 from complications of pneumonia ...

Of the four honorees for this year’s Taft High Hall of Fame Induction event, none has been more elusive than Bill Endicott. Matt Davis, Taft High teacher and coach, had ...

Hall Ambulance is looking to hire and train the next generation of emergency medical services workers with its Hall EMT Academy.

The Kiwanis Club of Taft will receive $1,000 from Kern County to help support children in the community after the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved the contribution at its ...

The man found dead in a burning mobile home in Maricopa in February died from smoke inhalation, the Kern County Coroner said Monday.