17 News @ Sunrise 06/19/2024

Some of today's top storiesNow to your 17 crime watch - and the investigation into a sexual assault that happened on the main campus of Bakersfield College Monday night.     Officials suspect a masked homeless person attacked and fondled a female student in a bathroom... the same bathroom where another sexual assault happened in 2017.     17's Jenny Huh reports.Firefighters are making signifcant progress in the battle to contain the *post fire* burning in l-a  and ventura counties. The fire started saturday next to the 5 freeway near gorman and burned dozens of cars at an auto repair business.      The fire has scorched more than 15-thousand-600 acres.    But, this morning the fire is 39-percent contained.    L-a county firefighters say their main challenges are the dry conditions... Low humidity... And the high winds... Which can send embers flying more than a mile away.    Some homes remain threatened.    The cause is under investigation.Today you can stop by Compassion Corner to drop off a new or gently used fan for local seniors who can't afford air conditioning during these hot summer months.