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

KERN RIVER CANYON, Calif. (KERO) — Using data provided by the California Highway Patrol, 23ABC looks at the frequency of car crashes on the 178 through the canyon over the past five years.

Jun. 1—The long-term closure of Highway 178 through the Kern River Canyon was made official by Caltrans in a news release Thursday afternoon. But there's good news, too. The project team ...

Highway 178 in the Kern River Canyon was closed for several hours Friday following a vehicle accident and oil spill, according to Caltrans, which reported the road reopened shortly after 4 p.m.

Highway 178 through Kern River Canyon will remain closed until further notice as crews work to extinguish a 1,000-acre brush fire north of the Upper Richbar Picnic Area.

One person died after the truck they were driving went off an embankment in the Kern River Canyon Saturday night. The California Highway Patrol said on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at around 9:50 p ...

Others continued to play in the water, most of them without life vests — a bold thing to do, since this river is nicknamed "the Killer Kern." It's unfortunately an appropriate moniker. According to ...