The Kern County Coroner has identified the man killed when his e-bike collided with a truck at Tenth and Kern on Sept. 2 as 66-year-old Randy Britton Hynson of Taft.

The Taft man who died along with two Bakersfield residents in a head-on collision on Sept. 26 was identified Thursday by the Kern County Coroner as Martiniano Hernandez Zamora, 22.

Today's children may pursue careers and education pathways that look very different from the ones their parents knew. These ...

Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) issued the following statement praising the Bureau of Land Management's announcement of a December 2026 oil and gas lease sale covering approximately 35,000 acres across ...

A new California law connected to the criminal case against former Kern County Supervisor Zachary “Zack” Scrivner will ...

Taft College Foundation’s 16th annual Cougar Alumni & Friends Cookout a honored local alumni, community partners and a ...

Nahaman Mauricio Bucato was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the first-degree murder of Benjamin Alexander Bernal at a ...

Key Energy Services, once a major player in the western Kern County oilfield, announced it is laying off 53 people in Kern County in November and may be leaving California altogether. It is the latest ...

The Lincoln Lady Lions 8th grade volleyball team has had a strong showing in league play this season, but suffered their ...

Starting Monday (Oct. 5) and the few days following, Kern County voters will begin receiving their Vote by Mail ballots for the 2026 General Election. We encourage voters to allow several days for ...

(NAPSI)—Influenza (flu) is nothing to sneeze at. It’s a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. There are two main types ...

Trunk or Treat is coming back to Taft on Oct. 26. Thew popular annual event, sponsored by the West Side Recreation and Park District, will be held on the 400 and 500 blocks of Center Street from 5:30 ...