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 at ...

The Kern River claimed another drowning victim Saturday, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday. It said in a news release that 46-year-old Los Angeles resident Carlos Gonzalez Jr. became ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old girl who drowned in the Kern River as Ester Isabel Villanueva ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a 15-year-old girl who drowning in the river at River View Park on July 8.

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died in a hospital after drowning in the Kern River on July 12 as ...

Body of missing swimmer recovered from Lake Isabella after four-day search by Kern County Sheriff's deputies. The man was reported missing on July 5 at Stine Cove.

Matthew McConaughey has said his fellow Texans are hurting 'inside and out' as the death toll continues to rise amid the ...

Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference, where he and others were grilled about the county’s failure to issue an evacuation order. As of 8 a.m., “87 deceased have been recovered in Kern County, ...

A 15-year-old Bakersfield girl and a 46-year-old Los Angeles man are the latest victims of the deadly Kern River, which has ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a man’s body was recovered Saturday out of the Kern River.

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.