Taft man gets year in jail, lifetime sex offender registration in child porn case

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Taft man who pleaded no contest to possession of child pornography was sentenced Wednesday to ...

Alleged Roblox predator held to answer on sex crime charges

A man accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old Taft girl after meeting on the gaming site “Roblox” is answering to charges. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies revealed how they methodically traced the little ...

Accused Roblox child abductor’s preliminary hearing begins in Kern County

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A preliminary hearing has begun in the case of an Elk Grove man accused of abducting a ...
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‘We’re very conscious of the notion that data centers are in the public eye’: CRC proposes data center outside of Taft

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAFT, Calif. (KGET) — A dusty oil field in Elk Hills may soon be the home of data center led by the California Resource ...
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Shelter in place order lifted for Taft residents: KCFD

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A shelter in place order has been lifted for Taft residents following a potentially harmful chemical ...
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Taft City Council begrudgingly approves state-required zero-emission bus plan

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Taft City Council adopted its zero-emission transit bus rollout plan in a 3-2 vote Tuesday, but only after most of its members expressed unhappiness with the ...