Bakersfield residents aim to revive the dry Kern River, facing opposition from agricultural interests in a high-stakes legal ...

For decades, residents of Bakersfield have lived with a river that’s little more than a channel of dust. The Kern, which pours from the snowy peaks of the southern Sierra, descends upon California’s ...

The Kern River Parkway is prepping for their annual festival in May, that features food and fun for the whole family. The ...

Almost a year after the Borel Fire destroyed parts of Kern County, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will not provide disaster relief to the impacted areas.

In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California, the 5th District Court of Appeal reversed a preliminary injunction that had required ...

A California appeals court reversed a district court’s order to keep enough water flowing through the Kern River that fish near the City of Bakersfield would remain healthy, finding the trial judge ...

Sanger, would provide $22 million for flood plain restoration projects in Kern County and another $21 million for projects in Kings and Tulare counties.

Justices with the 5th District Court of Appeal peppered attorneys with questions about the application of state water law and the fight over Kern ... river conservation efforts throughout ...