Some of today's top stories
- Now to an update on a developing story we brought you at 5 o'clock yesterday evening.
Highway 178 remains closed in the Kern River Canyon due to a rapidly growing wildfire. The so-called "Borel Fire" started around 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the 178 near Democrat Road, southwest of Lake Isabella.
Kern County Fire says a car went over the side of the canyon and caught fire - that fire quickly spread.
At last report, it has burned more than 16-hundred acres of brush and there is no containment.
Sadly the driver of the car that caught fire, died at the scene.
An evacuation warning is in effect for areas south of 178 and east of Breckenridge Road.
There's no estimate on when Highway 178 through the canyon will reopen. - And a woman is dead this morning after a crash in northwest Bakersfield. It happened just before 7:30 yesterday morning, on Mohawk Street near Refinery Avenue.
A vehicle was found upside down on the west side of Mohawk, with the woman suffering from major injuries in the driver's seat.
She died later died.
The initial investigation showed the vehicle was traveling on the Mohawk offramp from the Westside Parkway, then across Mohawk at a high rate of speed, and off the embankment, before rolling over several times.
The identity of the driver will be released at a later date. - From our 17 follow up file.
An East Bakersfield community left without water for days last month during a blistering heat wave, managed to get the water back on but not without fears of a shutoff happening again.
Last night, those customers voiced their concerns at a community town hall.
17's Mikhala Armstrong reports. - A local winemaker poured her heart and soul into a national competition, with the finale featured last night on national TV.
And she brought home the win! A watch party was held last night at Luigi's in Bakersfield for Jess Druey.
The founder of 'Whiny Baby' wine, Jess Druey, was among three finalists on Season 2 of Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars.
And, she emerged as the winner! Congratulations to Jess Druey who brings home $250-thousand for her win.
