Ashley Beebe has joined the Taft Midway Driller as a general assignment reporter.

Longtime Taft Midway Driller Editor Doug Keeler is taking a break for the short term but plans to stay in his position for the long term with some staff additions, ...

1:56 am deputies performed a patrol check in the 600-block of Gardner Field Rd Taft 2:53 am deputies performed a patrol check ...

Harriet Galpin Hughes of Atascadero, California, died on January 4, 2025. Harriet was born on March 24, 1926 and grew up in ...

Occurred at Taft Branch Library Kern County on Cougar Ct. Disposition: Completed. Officer initiated activity at Van Buren St. Disposition: Towed Vehicle. Officer initiated activity at Sixth St/Rails ...

A Pasadena woman has entered a no contest plea to a felony DUI manslaughter charge in connection with a 2021 rollover accident south of Taft.

Newsweek recently recognized Safe 1 Credit Union as one of “America’s Best Regional Credit Unions for 2025.” ...

Officer initiated activity at Sixth St/Supply Rw. Disposition: Warning (Verbal/Written). Officer initiated activity at Fifth St/North St. Disposition: Checks Ok. Officer initiated activity at Center ...

Stan Ellis, candidate for California’s Assembly District 32, issued a statement today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s upcoming visit to the Central Valley to tout "progress" on the controversia ...

As we head into the new year, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is highlighting the new public safety laws that were passed ...

Officer initiated activity at Taft Police Department, Commerce Wy. Disposition: Completed. Officer initiated activity at ...