The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a homicide investigation is underway following a killing on the 200 block of ...

An investigation is underway on the 200 block of Philippine and has ben ongoing since early Monday. The entire block is cordoned off as Kern County Sheriff’s investigators conduct an investigation.

Taft Union High School’s Thursday Night Lights, Football and Cheer is back, and the community turned out to support the ...

In a commanding performance at their home court the Taft College women's volleyball team, famously known as the Cougars, ...

The 2025 Taft College Cougars varsity baseball team went 16-24, with a 10-14 Central Valley Conference record. The Cougars ...

The Wildcatters, Taft’s youth football organization, played their second games of the season, September 6, taking on the Southwest Broncs. The local Wildcatters took two of three divisions, with the ...

A man is in jail on charges of furnishing drugs to a minor after a juvenile relative was injured in Taft Tuesday night in an ...

Advocates for the homeless and a formerly homeless man give a mixed review to proposals for addressing the needs of the ...

Police arrested Cleo Hunter Jr., 30 of Taft Monday morning in the 500 block of Front Street. Hunter is charged in connection ...

The Lightning in a Bottle music festival has generated controversy, first in Monterey County, where in started and and then ...