A grass and brush fire burned about 1,300 acres of grass land in rural northeastern San Luis Obispo County Saturday.

Officer initiated activity at Westside Recreation, Cascade Pl. Disposition: Counseled. 11:03 Found Property Report. Occurred on Kern St. Disposition: Report Taken. 12:30 Civil Mat ...

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

Two Kern County Fire Department chiefs outlined new fire danger maps from Cal Fire at the June 3 Taft City Council meeting ...

Competitive summer swimming has begun, and a local youth program is leading the wave. The Taft Tigersharks Swim Club, a ...

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

At least two people were transported by ambulance from the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision on Highway 119 just north of ...

The Taft Branch Kern County library is open again after it was closed for a seven-month overhaul. A grand-reopening of the ...

As America’s need for electricity grows, solar energy is stepping up to meet the moment. Today, utility-scale solar power now ...

Funeral plans have been announced for former Taft College baseball player Jesse Lubiniecki who died in a traffic accident on May 30. Lubiniecki’s funeral will be Thursday in Regina, Saskatchewan, his ...

The Taft City Council voted unanimously last week to donate $5,000 to help cover the cost of the annual Taft July 4 fireworks ...

A man was arrested in Maricopa after he brandished a weapon at Kern County Sheriff's deputies and fled into a field east of the community on June 7.