Officer initiated activity at Taft Police Department, Commerce Wy. Disposition: Completed. Occurred at Veteran's Memorial ...

A man was released from custody after serving 41 days in jail for setting a small grass fire east of Taft earlier this year.

Kern County firefighters from several western Kern stations assisted in a rescue of two people in a car the drove off a steep ...

Senator Shannon Grove(R-Bakersfield) issued the following statement aimed at Democrats in the state legislature: ...

A man was arrested on multiple felony counts after a standoff in Taft Heights Friday afternoon. The Kern County Sheriff said ...

IThe Kern County Board of Supervisors met today as scheduled for Tuesday’s March 25, 2025, Board Meeting. Supervisor Phillip ...

Taft Union High School Golf Coach Mike Cowan has challenged his young team to master the basics before taking on a full ...

Dozens of cars gathered in the Franklin Field parking lot late last month – not just to watch Disney's “Cars” with their ...

The Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area (BVARA) has been undergoing improvements that are expected to be completed this ...

Kern County firefighters hand a pair of brush fires on the West Side last week and assisted Kings County with a larger fire ...

Armed with shovels, rakes and a mission, three Taft Union High School students spent the month of March manicuring yards to ...

No injuries were reported but there were two warrant arrests after a vehicle slid down an embankment and overturned off ...