The Taft Union High School Wildcats are working out and sweating in the summer practice season, but it isn’t all weightroom and on-field practice, the summer session includes competition to ...

The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day public scoping period to gather comments on a proposed oil and gas lease sale that could include 50 federal parcels totaling ...

Taft is going to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in true hometown fashion. The price of a fireworks show has made that an impossibility this year, but that didn't dampen the desire for a good ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding motorists to slow down and drive responsibly as they head out for ...

As Fourth of July celebrations approach, Kern County Public Works is reminding residents to properly dispose of fireworks debris, barbecue coals and other hot materials to help prevent fires at ...

The Kern County Board of Supervisors will officially recognize July as Purple Ribbon Month during its meeting on Tuesday, ...