The river could be more of a catalyst for innovative economic development as an attraction for people, businesses and events.

Five people were rescued Saturday night from the Kern River. It is the same day that Kern County experienced its first triple-digit weather. SEE ALSO: Bakersfield hits first triple-digit ...

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 ...

Residents of the Kern River Valley expressed concern about proposed cuts to the federal government at a Kernville Chamber of Commerce meeting at which a staff member of Rep. Vince Fong ...

Cow pastures ringed by palm trees gave way to villages of corrugated ... stores water from California’s aqueducts and the Kern River; it’s estimated to be worth more than $180 million on ...

Squint past the palm trees and foothills ... They struck black gold in what would become the Kern River oilfield. A small stone monument still marks the spot. Towns sprang up in the shadow ...

The capital of California lies where the Sacramento River and the American River meet ... The scenery throughout the city is spectacular, with its towering palm trees and a backdrop of the So Cal ...

From farmland in San Luis Obisbo to high deserts Palm Springs and Joshua Tree ... Visitors can fish in Lake Isabella or float down the Kern River. A light hike will take you to public hot springs ...

File photo of a pump jack sitting idle in front of palm trees in 2021 ... a person walks past pump jacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Three Utah hikers died when two tried to rescue a friend caught in a whirlpool in the Kern River in California, family and friends say. Photo by Simon Hurry via Unsplash Three visitors from Utah ...