Some of today's top stories
- Turning now to the latest on the investigation into former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner.
Yesterday, we caught our first glimpse of Scrivner - since April.
Scrivner resigned from the Board Friday, and yesterday supervisors held a special meeting to discuss the future of his vacated seat.
17's Jenny Huh has the story. - Prosecutors have filed charges against two men in connection to the mass killing in Mojave last year. The shooting happened late in the night in April 2023.
Four people were shot and killed.
According to court documents, Ricardo Reyes-Partida was seen arguing with two of the victims earlier in the day.
He pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges last week and is being held without bail.
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There is a warrant this morning for Jonathan Hernandez, who is charged with being an accessory after the fact and attempted murder.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the DA's Office at 661-868-2340. - In your 17 follow-up file this morning...
The city of Wasco is set to fill the mayoral vacancy today... after Wasco Mayor Alex Garcia resigned from his post last week, amid allegations swirling around social media. The city will hold a meeting this evening, where they will appoint a councilmember to fulfill the remainder of the former mayor's term.
Calls for Garcia to resign came after a video posted by a shadowy group, accused Garcia of attempting to meet an underage boy in Bakersfield.
In the video, Garcia is also slapped by those behind the camera, who appear to have set up a sting operation targeting such questionable behavior.
17 News reached out to Garcia unsuccessfully multiple times for comment, but in a statement on his resignation, Garcia writes in part quote "I want to assure you that the accusations made against me are mischaracterized and inaccurate and certainly do not reflect who I am or what I stand for." - Now to the latest on the Borel Fire, still burning in the mountains east of Bakersfield.
Fire crews say they stopped the fire's advance to the south and are now focused on containing the flames in the mountains east of Lake Isabella. Nearly 60-thousand acres burned so far.
Containment this morning is up to 71-percent.
The Borel Fire was sparked by a fatal truck crash in the Kern River Canyon on July 24. State Route 178 is open through the Kern River Canyon.
But motorists may encounter longer than usual wait times with one way traffic control in specific sections as fire equipment moves through the canyon.
Caliente Bodfish Road has been closed at Kern Canyon Road.
For a complete list of road closures related to the Borel Fire, log on to kern emergencies-dot-com.
