Paulina and her husband moved to Taft in 1960. They came for the oilfields. He was a derrick hand. Paulina has lived in her ...

Kern County high school all-star baseball game – doubleheader this year – was held at Taft College’s Baseball field June 14, ...

Taft Police arrested a man on warrants Tuesday afternoon near Taft City Hall just minutes before a Taft City Council meeting.

Pizza Factory in Taft is open again. The popular restaurant opened its doors Thursday after being closed for two weeks. The announcement was made on social media and said deliveries will return next ...

The Taft City School District is taking the first steps towards replacing the Lincoln gymnasium. The current gym, located on ...

The 2025 Taft Union High School football season doesn’t begin until August, and contact-practice won’t begin until July 28, but that doesn’t mean the Wildcat gridiron athletes are taking it easy. TUHS ...

Taft's popular Pizza Factory restaurant closed its doors recently for undisclosed reasons, but it should reopen soon.

The Taft City Council is going to vote on a four-year lease for the tower Tuesday evening. The proposed Verizon tower will be ...

Les Clark Jr. received the Harvey L. Hall Lifetime Achievement Award at the 35th annual Beautiful Bakersfield Awards Saturday ...

A large grass fire burned through the mountains south of Maricopa overnight and at last word had burned more than 600 acres.

Firefighters will remain on the scene though the day Friday to complete containment lines around a large grass fire that ...