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

On the Kern River, a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant diverts water and leaves a 16-mile section of the river ...

Absecon officials said they are not going to stand for other towns sending homeless people to their community.

Two firefighters were killed and a third was injured. Roley, who was found dead at the scene and appears to have shot himself, set the brush ablaze with a flint fire starter, authorities said.