The suspect in a murder in Taft Heights pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday. Nahaman Bucato, 34, was taken into ...

One oilfield worker was burned in a fiery explosion on Elk Hills on Wednesday. The Kern County Fire Department said the ...

Melinda Lee Turner, “Lindy”, was an amazing mother, daughter, and friend. She began her journey on July 17, 1942 in Grass ...

Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies assigned to the Taft Substation were dispatched to the 28000 block of Chaparral Avenue ...

Garratt Wayne Binkley was born on April 13th, 1989 in Bakersfield, California to parents Julie and John Swartsfager. He ...

The Wildcatters, Taft’s youth football team, and a member of the non-profit Golden Empire Youth Tackle Football and Cheer ...

Taft Union High School’s girls golf team finished a big week, with a memorable individual round, a strong finish in a league ...

More than 200 families received free fresh food last week at a drive-by food giveaway in front of Taft United Methodist ...

Playing nine matches in five days, the weary Taft Union High School varsity volleyball team may have lost some tough tournament matches to seasoned opponents, but they split their first ...

The Taft Union High School varsity girls tennis team played a South Sequoia League match against McFarland, which they won, then played three tournament matches at Arvin, in which they ...

Bouncing back after a tough non-conference loss to Pasadena City College by a 2-1 score on September 9, the Taft College Cougars women's soccer team played a suspenseful non-conference clash, ...