BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — On March 20th, the 5th District Appellate Court in Fresno will hold a hearing to discuss the next moves for the Kern River. The river has been shut down in ...

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 ...

Construction on a key weir in the Kern River at Coffee ... grant in early 2023, Mother Nature delayed the project with a ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Community members of Kern County walk the dry riverbed in protest for the water restoration in the Kern River. The river was shut down in August of 2024, affecting ...