Bakersfield’s location makes it an ideal launching pad for day trips throughout Central California. Within an hour’s drive, you can reach the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, where outdoor adventures ...

A weather alert was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Friday at 2:27 p.m. for thunderstorms and gusty showers until 3:30 p.m. for South End of the Upper Sierra and Kern River Valley.

What was supposed to be a weekend getaway turned tragic for a Chino Hills man who was swept away after jumping into the Kern River Saturday evening.

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 ...

The Truckee River rafting season is booming as warm temperatures draw hundreds of visitors, overcoming initial delays due to dam construction.

MISSOULA, Mont. – As summer heats up, locals are flocking to the river for some refreshing fun. Rafting is a popular activity, but safety is key to enjoying the experience.

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

As Diablo Grande, a planned neighborhood in Central California, runs out of water, residents face a 300% rate hike.

Six rafting enthusiasts held a grueling protest Sunday to draw awareness to what they say are inadequate flows in a 16-mile stretch of the Kern River because of Southern California ...

The O’Connor Creek delta in the Tatshenshini River in northwestern British Columbia A Haines guide died on Sunday during a non-work-related rafting trip on the Blanchard and Tatshenshini Rivers ...

A Fairbanks woman died in a Tuesday rafting accident on the Chatanika River 40 miles north of Fairbanks, according to an Alaska State Trooper statement.

There are few more Colorado things you can do than whitewater rafting, and some of the best short trips in the state are on the Poudre River.