The Kern River, known as the deadliest in America, claims most lives due to the lack of a common safety device.

Aug. 28—To call 2023 an unusual water year in the Kern River Basin would be a serious understatement. "It was the most abnormal water year you could possibly have," said Evan Moore of Sierra South ...

KERNVILLE, Calif. (KERO) — Whitewater Voyages, Sierra South and Momentum River Expeditions team up for Whitewater Wednesday in the Kern River to help raise money for the Kernville Chamber of Commerce.

Navigating a section of the Kern River’s whitewater rapids. Our collective nerves spiked the instant we arrived at the Kern River. A steely quiet came over Erin, my partner, as she eyed its waters, ...

A group carries their raft on a road beside the Kern River to protest water diversions that often leave nearly 16 miles of the river impassable. It started out like a typical whitewater rafting trip ...

With a healthy snowpack in the Sierras, the Kern River above Isabella Lake is running full and local businesses can take you for as much or as little adventure as you can handle. "Forty-five minutes ...

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 Edison’s diversions ...