City of Bakersfield begins reconstructing Kern River Canal Backup Weir
City crews have begun working on replacing the vital, Kern River Canal Backup Weir. The first step in replacing the essential ...
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Community Voices: The Kern River rises, hopefully with a robust finale
After a bone-dry beginning to the 2024-25 Water Year, the Kern River Basin welcomed a powerful Thanksgiving Day storm that ...
City of Bakersfield begins replacement of damaged Kern River Canal Backup Weir
Crews have commenced work on replacing the Kern River Canal Backup Weir, a crucial water infrastructure component for the ...
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LOIS HENRY: Kern River Boaters seek denial of utility’s request for three-month delay
Upper Kern River boaters are asking the federal government to deny Southern California Edison’s request for a three-month ...
Bakersfield PD, city crews clear out homeless encampments by Kern River in joint-operation
Dozens of Bakersfield police officers cleared homeless encampments along the Kern River Wednesday morning. It was an ...
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Kern River weir construction finally underway
Construction on a key weir in the Kern River at Coffee Road got underway Feb. 20, more than two years after the Bakersfield ...
Little heroes: Kids join firefighters to help hose down Kern River blaze near Beach Park
An Eyewitness News photographer captured the moments two kids helped the Bakersfield Fire Department hold a fire hose to ...
Following camp sweeps, what's next for homelessness?
Dozens of homeless encampments were cleared from the Kern River bed Wednesday in a major operation undertaken by t Police Department. Twenty-three people were arrested, mostly for camping violations ...
Army of volunteers rescues injured owl bound up in fishing tackle in Hart Park
It was a quiet Sunday afternoon at the Hart Park Nature Center when a young cyclist burst through the door. "Can you help us?” he asked. He went on to describe seeing an injured great horned owl ...
More than half of California is ‘abnormally dry’ after rains. Which areas are hit hardest?
Drought conditions in California improved after a series of atmospheric river-fueled rain storms swept through the state.
Stanford Freshman Zoe Prystajko Tosses No-No Against UC Davis
The Stanford Cardinal softball team entered Thursday 9-0 on the season and ranked No. 18 in the nation. In the first game of ...