Occurred on San Emidio St. Disposition: Animal Pickup. Occurred at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park on N. Tenth St. Disposition: Animal Pickup.

The Gifford fire started west of the Madre Fire, which started on July 3 and burned more than 80,000 acres north of Highway 166. It closed the highway down through the Fourth of July Holiday weekend.

Highway 166 to the coast has been closed for the second time in less than a month by a brush fire. The fire broke out just ...

Whether for work, fun, or both, most people spend long periods sitting or slouching in front of a screen. Excessive sitting ...

West Hills Church of the Nazarene is holding its annual Vacation Bible School "Diving into Friendship with God" next week ...

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about an ongoing phone scam in which individuals impersonating Sheriff ...

The Ford City Park splash pad was announced in May 2022 by then-Supervisor Zack Scrivner as a $600,0000 project that would be ...

Kern County Sheriff's deputies should soon be able to leave the cracking, crumbling and settling Taft substation for much ...

Derald Val Wildharber, 83, of Taft, California, passed away on June 22, 2025, in Mesquite, Nevada. Known for his warm smile ...

Congressman Vince Fong, joined by his fellow members of the California Republican Congressional Delegation, issued the following joint statement yesterday: ...

The Kern County Coroner has identified the motorcyclist killed in a collision on Sunday morning as Joe Paul M. Gongora Jr., 47, of Taft.