The Madre Fire continues to grow and has burned more than 70,000 acres in just three days, making it the largest fire in the ...

Officer initiated activity at Third St. Disposition: Completed. Officer initiated activity at S. Sixth St/Front St, Taft, CA.

Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) voted to pass the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This legislation delivers for the Central Valley by preventing ...

Former Taft High School baseball standout Logun Clark graduated from the Wildcats in 2022 and returning to the diamond after ...

Narcotics investigators from the Kern County Sheriff's Office and other agencies dismantled a large-scale methamphetamine lab ...

The Madre Fire continued to grow overnight and had blackened more than six square miles in less than 12 hours.

The rapidly growing Madre Fire west of New Cuyama is continuing to spread. Highway 166 is now closed from Highway 101 on the ...

A fast moving brush fire broke out along Highway 166 west of New Cuyama Wednesday afternoon and the California Highway Patrol ...

The human remains found north of Maricopa in November 2024 have been identified. The Kern County Coroner said they were identified though DNA analysis as Enedino Diaz Luna, 25, of Santa Maria. The ...

As millions of Californians prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will launch a ...

Officer initiated activity at Fifth St. Disposition: Completed. Occurred at Taft Police Department on Commerce Wy.