With the new school year beginning in the fall on August 25, student-athletes of Taft College are already beginning their ...

The Taft City School District Board of Education’s search begins to hire a new, full-time superintendent. Director of ...

Ray Davis, 78, passed away on July 25, 2025 in Taft, CA. Born on January 24, 1947 in Yellville, AR. Ray lived a life marked ...

Pretrial hearings have been delayed for three months for the five men arrested in a huge methamphetamine conversion lab bust in Taft in early July.

A teenager from Taft was shot and killed early Sunday in Bakersfield while trying to prevent a fight, Bakersfield Police said, and a suspect is now in custody.

Occurred at Taft Lions Club on Main St. Disposition: Animal Call. Officer initiated activity at Rails To Trails/Third St.

Occurred at Taft Methodist Church on North St. Disposition: Animal Pickup. Officer initiated activity at Ten Percent Firearms, Kern St. Disposition: Counseled. Officer initiated activity at Truxtun ...