Launched in 2022, the musical series highlights the 14-acre nature center adjacent to the Kern River. Stefani Dias can be reached at 661-395-7488. Follow her on Twitter at @realstefanidias.

Wildfire preparedness information can be found on the Kern Fire website. Freeborn spoke about wildfire safety to the Kernville Chamber of Commerce. Fire season is just about here, and there are ...

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co. asked the Trump administration today to approve its plans to mine the international seabed, making it the first such company to seek the government’s ...

He rafted the Green River in Utah every summer until a decade ago. In 1994, the organization designated its headquarters in Garrison, N.Y., as the Joshua L. Miner National Outward Bound Center.

The standard reasons to like all-electric school buses certainly apply in Ridgecrest, but there's an additional reason why the area's Sierra Sands Unified School District is looking forward to ...

A greater Houston area mother and toddler died after the mother suffered a medical emergency, and her SUV was submerged in a river with her children inside. A Good Samaritan witnessed the incident ...

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May 1, 2025 • KVPR reporter Joshua Yeager reports on recent visits by progressive politicians to Kern County, a conservative bastion in liberal California. Yeager discusses how voters are ...

Back in 1860, the area we know today as downtown Bakersfield was home to swampy land around the Kern River known as Kern Island. It was here in 1863 that Colonel Thomas Baker began building the Kern ...

Item No. 47 – 53 PM session: The Board voted to contribute to series of local programs and foundations, including Kern River Valley Senior Citizens, Inc., Kern High School District Educational ...