Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant. The facility's license is up for renewal.

Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant. The facility's license is up for renewal.

On the Kern River, a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant diverts water and leaves a 16-mile section of the river with less water.

A Bakersfield teenager drowned July 8 in the Kern River south of River View Park, the Kern County coroner’s office said Tuesday. The body of 15-year-old Ester Isabel Villanueva Torres was found ...

Hunt, Texas, a small town where the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River meet, is grieving the July 4 flood. But even as the search for the missing continues, rebuilding has begun.

The Kern County Water Agency is asking the 5th District Court of Appeal to order the Kern County Superior Court to remove Judge Gregory Pulskamp from the long-running Kern River case.

A man in Knoxville is expressing his gratitude for a stranger who helped him in a life-threatening situation, according to a sign posted at Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area.

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.

The river gauge closest to Camp Mystic is about five miles downstream of the camp, where the south and north forks of the Guadalupe River merge.

Likely impacts include diminished forage and crop production, declining surface water availability, increased grasshopper infestations, wildfire risk, health impacts due to excessive heat and ...