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.

In this Jan. 16, 2015, file photo, a person walks past pump jacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A coalition of ...