Authorities were called at about 5:41 p.m. Saturday to the lower Kern River on a report that a Hispanic man in his 30s, who is about 5 foot 8 inches tall and weights 160 pounds and was wearing red ...

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a man and a woman entered the river in the Sandy Flat area near Highway 155 on Thursday. Her body was recovered three hours later near Keysville Beach.

The sheriff’s office said the woman’s body was recovered by Search and Rescue crews at around 4 p.m. near Keysville Beach. The man remains missing in the Kern River.

The two were lost in the Kern River near the Sandy Flat camp area on July 4. Sarceno’s body was recovered later that day near Sandy Beach, officials said.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office, Kern Valley Search and Rescue and the Kern County Fire Department are searching for a man who went missing in the Kern River near the Kern River Canyon on Sat, Aug 5.

by KATU.com Staff Sun, January 29th 2012 at 12:00 AM Updated Sun, January 29th 2012 at 4:00 PM ...

Environmental activists in Bakersfield have won an initial victory in their legal fight to keep water flowing in the Kern River, which for many years was reduced to a dry, sandy riverbed. A judge ...

The Sustainable Kern River Coalition — a messaging group created by water managers and some local officials and business leaders — argues that extending the river through Bakersfield would ...