In the days after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked coastal Northern California, scientists are rushing to install sensors among the region’s rugged mountains and river basins, hoping to learn ...

In the days after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked coastal Northern California on Thursday, scientists are rushing to install sensors among the region’s rugged mountains and river basins ...

Bakersfield residents aim to revive the dry Kern River, facing opposition from agricultural interests in a high-stakes legal ...

Almost a year after the Borel Fire destroyed parts of Kern County, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will not provide disaster relief to the impacted areas.

FRESNO, Calif. (CN) — The city of Bakersfield and nearby water districts secured a win on Wednesday in a California appeals court, which reversed a lower court’s order setting water flow rates for the ...

The Kern County coroners' office on Monday released the name of the man who was found dead March 24 near the Kern River. Daniel Lee Painter, 50, of Bakersfield, was found shot near the riverbed ...

The restoration of the park, built alongside the upper Kern River, comes just in time for the spring and summer influx of tourism that helps support hotels, restaurants, local markets and many ...

A group of non-governmental organizations sued the City of Bakersfield to modify existing Kern River flows to keep fish “in good condition” under section 5937 of the Fish and Game Code.

Audubon accepted the ownership and stewardship responsibilities for the 1,115-acre Kern River Preserve in 1997. Since that time, Audubon’s land ownership has increased threefold to over 3,300 acres.

Sewage from a pipe carrying wastewater to a treatment plant in southeast Calgary spilled into the Bow River, contaminating the water body — a mishap the city said Saturday was contained within three ...