The Marple Fire in Castaic broke out near the I-5 Freeway, growing to roughly half an acre size before being knocked down. At around 9 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters received reports of the brush fire on the southbound 5 just north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, according to Fire officials. “The fire is at one acre,” Dispatch Supervisor Choi with ...

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One person was hospitalized and a dog was transported to a local shelter after a solo-vehicle crash into a tree Monday, officials said. The incident was reported at about 10:30 a.m. Monday on the 38000 block of Golden State Highway in the Angeles National Forest north of Castaic, according to Leslie Lua, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. ...

The Equestrian Fire in Castaic is now 100 percent contained Tuesday, one day after breaking out near Pitchess Detention Center, with firefighters patrolling the area as winds increase, officials said.  The Castaic fire, dubbed the Equestrian Fire, was first reported at about 3:40 a.m. Monday near the southbound I-5 Freeway just north of Hasley Canyon Road on Pitchess Detention Center ...

Two gang members with “lengthy criminal records,” were arrested in Castaic Wednesday after deputies found that they had several firearms and narcotics. During the evening Wednesday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were patrolling along Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic. “They came upon a vehicle in a parking lot near a Bank of America on Hasley Canyon Road, ...

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were able to bring a four-hour standoff with a possibly armed and suicidal veteran to a peaceful end in Castaic Wednesday afternoon. A 4-hour standoff with a possibly armed suicidal adult male in Castaic ended safely on Wed. afternoon. Deputies were assisted by @LasdMET and the Crisis Negotiations Team. The patient was ...

A pedestrian was sent to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a big rig truck in a Castaic crash, officials said. Around 1:05 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on Castaic Road near Lake Hughes Road, said Marvin Lim, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was a traffic collision involving ...

It was announced Wednesday that $247 million was allocated for improving the 5 Freeway between the Newhall Pass and Castaic, officials said. An allocation to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority of $247 million was approved by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) Wednesday at its regularly scheduled meeting, conducted via teleconference and webcast. The funds are to be applied ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced the department had determined a group of inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic had deliberately attempted to infect themselves with COVID-19 during his weekly virtual press conference on Monday. The department released footage captured by the facility’s video surveillance equipment which shows multiple men sharing from a single bottle of hot ...

A Castaic man is facing two felony charges after allegedly threatening his wife with a firearm Tuesday, officials said. On Tuesday, around 10:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 29000 block of San Remo Place, Castaic regarding a family disturbance call, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “The suspect and victim are husband and wife,” Miller ...