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.

BAKERSFIELD — The Kern River cascades from the Sierra Nevada in a steep-sided canyon, coursing through granite boulders, and flows to the northeast side of Bakersfield. There, beside cottonwoods ...

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 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 ...

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.

Business strategy consultant Jonathan Yates remembers being awestruck the first time he entered the Kern River Canyon about five days after he moved to Bakersfield in 2016.

One person was killed in a crash in the Kern River Canyon Saturday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. A car and a motorcycle were involved in a head on collision around 6:15 p.m ...