An eight-hour-long standoff between a suspect and a large contingent of Kern County Sheriff's deputies ended peacefully ...

A woman was convicted of arson and attempted murder in connection with a fire in a two-story apartment building in Ford City ...

In their first competitive track meet in 17 days, the Taft Union High School Track team competed at the Lonnie Shelton Invite at Foothill HS, April 10. Taft’s last track ...

Taft Union High School Swimming/Diving team has a big meet coming up this week, South Sequoia League Power Meet 2, with Diving on April 16 and Swimming on April ...

In a busy week on the links, the Taft Union High School Boys Golf team again took second place against South Sequoia League competition in SSL No.5, then took two ...

Facing Bakersfield HS, Cesar Chavez HS and Frontier HS in the Pep & Pageantry Arts Association of Central California. Pep & ...

Taft Union JV Baseball coach Blake Boyd said, “Our week was a rough one. To start, having six games in one week is already tough, especially when we are trying to focus on league.” “Our home game ...

The quake had magnitude of 3.2 at a depth of 8.0 kilometers and occurred at 7:52 a.m.

With it being Sophomore Day, Taft College capped its final home match of the 2026 season Monday by matching its season-low ...

The Taft Union HS Boys JV Tennis team pulled off four wins against a tough Cesar Chavez HS JV squad last week, then sat out a match on the schedule ...

Boys' Tennis at Taft High School, the Wildcat Varsity Boys started the week by besting the McFarland Cougars in a 7-2 bout on April 7.

Taft City Councilman Josh Bryant asked for an accounting of all the money the city has given to the Taft Chamber of Commerce ...