An apparently burglary attempt ended with the suspect being shot by a homeowner on the 300 block of Montview Avenue early ...

Taft College and the Kern County Library are teaming up for series of summer programs aimed at children but open for everyone ...

The Kern County Coroner confirmed the man burned in a fireworks explosion on June 29 died from his injuries. Jose Ignacio ...

An investigation is underway into a shooting in South Taft early Monday. Taft Police and Kern County Sheriff’s deputies, ...

Charles Robert Evarts, 79, was called home to be with the Lord on June 29, 2025, in Bakersfield, California. Born in ...

Ruthie Lee Statler, aged 80, passed away at her home in Springfield, Missouri on. She was born on November 23, 1944, near Jonesboro, Arkansas, where she became ...

The Hard Rock Heals Foundation, the charitable arm of Hard Rock® International, has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Community Action Partnership of Kern Foundation as part ...

The Kern County Coroner has identified a Taft man killed in a crash on Highway 119 in the Bakersfield area in January.

Anna was the eldest daughter of Earl and Dora Floyd. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, John Wagner. Anna ...

East Kern Street between First Street and Williams Way is going to be in line to get new surface, but the work won't be done ...

A small fire broke out to the rear of the Goodwill Store in Pilot Plaza just before noon Thursday. The fire burned a large ...

Taft City School District Supt. Dr. Lori Slaven has resigned. Slaven's resignation was accepted by the TCSD Board of ...