Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant ...

Six rafting enthusiasts held a grueling protest Sunday to draw awareness to what they say are inadequate flows in a 16-mile ...

Local rafting guide Nathaniel Simms says most fatalities share one thing in common... “What they don't tell you is that about 95% or more of everybody who's died in the Kern River was not wearing a ...

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 […] ...

A 15-year-old Bakersfield girl and a 46-year-old Los Angeles man are the latest victims of the deadly Kern River, which has ...

The Kern River claimed another drowning victim Saturday, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday. It said in a news release that 46-year-old Los Angeles resident Carlos Gonzalez Jr. became ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old girl who drowned in the Kern River as Ester Isabel Villanueva ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died in a hospital after drowning in the Kern River on July 12 as ...

It won’t be ready until next summer, but Hart Memorial Park is set to get a new adventure playground complete with a Kern River-themed water feature. “It’s a good place for kids to come out ...

A Lake Isabella man was found dead in the Kern River Tuesday, according to the Kern County coroner's office.

Rapids River Days, a 3-day festival in Sauk Rapids, will take place June 26-28. The festival includes a food fest, live music, a parade and other activities.

Even though you can no longer bump and bob your way down the roiling river, you can take a trip down memory lane. Watch WGAL's original report from 1987 when Canyon River Rapids was all the rage.