The city's assistant director of water resources says Bakersfield's lakes are already full and the groundwater ... recent rains means more water for the Kern River, and the river is flowing ...

California officials have joined a legal effort to restore water to the Kern River after an abrupt shutoff of water dried up the river and killed thousands of fish in Bakersfield. The decision by ...

From a perch overlooking churning white water rapids, Augie Houlemard, 29, the general manager of Kern River Outfitters, watched as the first of three rafts full of his guides careened as it went ...