In an effort to address litter and prevent illegal dumping in Kern County, the Taft community will find more than one way to help on Saturday to beautify their community.
7:53 Grand
The Kern County Health Department is urging people with with mild COVID-19 or seeking COVID testing not to call 911 or go to emergency rooms.
COVID-19 case counts are up sharply again.
Taft College will launch year of celebrations marking its 100th year with a Community Breakfast on Jan. 27 on the TC Student Center on Wildcat Way.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in limiting unnecessary in-person contact and ensuring deputies are available to respond to in-progress and life-threatening calls for service.
Taft Union High School's Board of Trustees voted Monday to approve the establishment of a district security department and a job description for a chief of security.
The Kern Council of Governments will honor 17 individuals and programs for making significant contributions to this area’s quality of life through innovative, cooperative efforts during its annual Regional Awards Program.
Six residences near a construction project in the area of Arroyo and B Street were evacuated for a time at midday Tuesday after a 2-1/2 inch natural gas line was ruptured, apparently during construction.
8:38 Hazardous Situation - Non Criminal
The Taft Union High School District is offering free at-home COVID testing for all district students.
A man was arrested on drunk driving and hit-and run charges after he allegedly rear-ended a car stopped at a four-way stop sign Sunday evening then fled the scene.
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly throughout the county and in the Taft area, according to the latest figures from the Kern County Health Department.
The Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative is postponing the Point in Time (PIT) Count to the morning of Feb. 24, 2022.
4:11 Animal Control
Fire destroyed a garage and threatened several other structures for a time early Sunday.
8:50 False Alarms
New COVID-19 cases are up sharply in Kern County and in the Taft area.
Taft Police believe the two pedestrians struck by a car Thursday evening were in or very close to a crosswalk.
Two pedestrians suffered major injuries after they were struck by a car Thursday evening on Sixth Street near Lucard.
Taft Police are dealing with an outbreak of car thefts, but officers have arrested a man in connection with two of the thefts.
7:18 Traffic Accident - Non Injury
The Kern County Public Health Department reported the first confirmed cases of omicron variant of COVID-19 in Kern County.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors unanimously elected Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner to serve as this year’s chairman of the board on Monday.
Hudson Ranch Road and Klipstein Canyon Road were both reopened Monday after being closed through the New Years weekend due to snow and ice.
6:33 Public Intoxication
COVID-19 infection rates are still low in Taft compared to late summer, but there has been a slight uptick in cases over the past week.
10:07 Stolen Vehicle
A couple of small earthquakes centered 9 miles south-southeast of Buttonwillow rattled the West Side Sunday evening.
6:22 Noise Disturbance - Non Criminal
Interstate 5 over the Grapevine, Highway 33 to Ojai and the coast plus Hudson Ranch Road and Klipstein Canyon were all closed by ice and snow Thursday morning.
6:21 False Alarms
The California Highway Patrol is educating the public on traffic safety laws that were passed during this year’s legislative season and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The laws take effect January 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
10:26 Medical Aid
6:26 Disturbing the Peace
10:29 Traffic Stop
The Grinch stole a little bit of Christmas from Taft.
8:08 Trespassing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The holiday season is upon us and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding everyone to put safety first and follow the rules of the road while traveling California’s roadways.
7:59 Animal Control
6:43 Welfare Check - Misc.
8:17 Noise Disturbance - Non Criminal
The Taft City School District, like others in Kern County, is losing its school resource officer in six weeks.
Taft Union High School graduate Dennis Posey has been selected as one of three drum majors for Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band for the 2022-23 season. The head drum major is Nicholas Johnson a music education major from Atwater.
9:05 Hit and Run w/prop Damage, no injury
The Kern County Board of Supervisors met as scheduled for Tuesday’s December 14, 2021 Board Meeting. Chairman Phillip Peters (District 1), Supervisor Zack Scrivner (District 2), Supervisor Mike Maggard (District 3), Supervisor David Couch (District 4), and Supervisor Leticia Perez (District …
8:15 False Alarms
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