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Taft, California is located in Kern County. Zip codes in Taft, CA include 93268. More Taft information.

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21 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Jack London fans preparing for author's 134th birthday

If you are a Jack London fan, you need to meet Carol Brookman. She is the dedicated woman who has been keeping the home fires burning at the landmark Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon - the author's favorite hangout - since 1984.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

Unlikely school 'revolutionizing' teaching

It's a place where the iPod Touch is used as a learning tool. Where students use portable touch screen computers to solve problems.

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Thu Dec 17, 2009

Bakersfield.com

Worth Noting in business: Hiring center opens, company donations and more

Wal-Mart has opened a temporary hiring center to recruit about 600 associates to work at a new store opening in the southwest next year.

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Mon Dec 14, 2009

Homicide Report

Homicides: Dec. 7 - Dec. 13

The year-to-date number of homicides in Los Angeles County is about 704. This number does not include a few cases in which the cause of death has been deferred.

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Thu Dec 10, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

More winter storms predicted to strike

Also, carry emergency supplies such as food, water and blankets. And be patient with the traffic.

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

Bakersfield.com

Swine flu death toll climbs to 19

The Kern County death toll from the H1N1 virus grew by two in the last weekly reporting period to a total of 19, the county Department of Public Health reported Tuesday.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

CBS 47

Inmate escapes Central Valley prison

TAFT, Calif. a " Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Central Valley prison.State Corrections Department spokeswoman Terry Thornton says 37-year-old Rogelio Pedraza Sosa went missing from the Taft Community Correctional Facility around 9 p.m. Wednesday.Sosa began serving his four-year, eight-month sentence for transporting and ...

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Reward offered for mail robber

U.S. Postal Inspectors say a gunman jumped into a Postal Service truck and forced the driver to a remote area of Taft in October.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

TurnTo23.com - Local News

$50K Reward Offered In Postal Truck Robbery

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects responsible for robbing the driver of a U.S. Postal Service truck at the intersection of Taft Highway and East Kern Street in Taft, Calif., on Oct.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Pasadena Star-News

Walnut-area kids get to horse around

L.A. County Sheriff's Posse Volunteer Gary Leeder of San Dimas walks with eight-year-old Robert Taft and Tagalong.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

KERO

Taft Teen Dies In Hit-and-Run

A 14-year-old Taft girl was hit and killed by a car as she crossed Kern St. near 2nd St.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Orange County Register

Villa Park Elementary collecting food for Second Harvest

VILLA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL There's still time to donate items to the VPE Food Drive for Second Harvest.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Bakersfield Californian

Tea Party Express zips through Bakersfield; flu cancels Assembly run announcement

A Tea Party rally in Bakersfield Monday drew about 150 people charged up by opposition to socialism, taxes, government-run health care and Democrats Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

KGET-TV

Swine Flu clinics announced

The first Swine Flu shots have arrived in Kern County, and the Health Department is scheduling clinics to get the inoculations to the public as soon as possible, according to Kern County Health Officer Dr.

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SanLuisObispo.com

Los Osos couple Walt Elliot and Shirlene Soto killed in Kern County crash

Two San Luis Obispo County residents were among four killed in a traffic accident Friday on Highway 46 in Kern County, according to a report by the Taft Midway Driller newspaper Web site.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Seasonal flu shot shortages

If you were hoping to get a seasonal flu shot this year, you may have to wait a while.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Maricopa chief gives up his guns

A police chief in western Kern County has surrendered his guns after local family got a restraining order against him.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

Associated Content

Visiting the Oil Town of Taft, California

Taft, CA is a oil town that is situated in the foothills of the San Joaquin Valley.

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Sat Sep 26, 2009

Daily Breeze

Science of the seas

Aasanti Drake takes part in the grand opening of the Point Fermin Marine Science Magnet School Friday.

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Mon Sep 21, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Disabled tenants in Monrovia allowed to stay after Gov. Schwarzenegger intervenes

It was, like the letters that started it all, hard to believe. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stood in the courtyard of a Monrovia apartment complex Friday and spoke to the developmentally and physically disabled residents who had worried that they were going to lose their homes: "Your eviction notice is being terminated." He was addressing nearly two ...

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