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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Coming off a bye week to prepare for their first South Sequoia League game of the season, the Taft Union High School Wildcats Varsity Football team put their perfect 5-0 season record on the line at ...

Ricky Lynn Johnson was born on August 2, 1953, in Hayti, Missouri, to Melvin and Opal Johnson. He passed away peacefully in ...

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

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

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2222, the Community NEWS Act, creating what advocates say will be the nation’s largest state-level investment in local journalism.

Debra Lynn Chambers, lovingly known as Debbie or Deb, was born on August 15, 1954, in Taft, California. She passed from this life into eternity on Monday, September 14, 2026, at her home in Taft.