The California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are planning on using the new Grapevine gate if snow forces a closure of the 5 Freeway during Thanksgiving weekend, officials said Tuesday.  In October, Caltrans announced the addition of the Grapevine gate to the 5 Freeway located in the median just north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, ...

Five people were injured in a 5 Freeway crash north of Castaic on Friday, officials said. Around 11:05 a.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving an overturned vehicle on the southbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, with possible persons trapped, said Marvin Lim, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “There were no persons ...

A 5 Freeway crash resulted in three northbound lanes being blocked for over an hour on Tuesday, and sent two patients to the hospital, officials said. UPDATE: All lanes are now opened, according to officials. Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a three-car traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway, north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, ...

A Castaic brush fire has ignited near the 5 Freeway in Castaic, threatening homes, officials said. UPDATE: (6:35 p.m) — All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway are now open in Castaic, according to City of Santa Clarita officials. UPDATE: (4:30 p.m.) — Four Trailers are on fire with more structures threatened near San Martinez Road and Chiquita Canyon as a ...

An innovative new gate has been installed on the 5 Freeway in Castaic in an effort to allow drivers to turn around in the event of a Grapevine closure, officials said Friday. The turnaround gate allows northbound traffic on the 5 Freeway to cross the median and turn around during road closures due to snow in the Grapevine, according to ...

Two people were arrested for drug possession and $100,000 in outstanding warrants in Castaic Friday after reportedly drawing the attention of Sheriff’s Deputies, officials said. Around 4 a.m. on Friday, October 4, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were patrolling through a gas station parking lot on Castaic Road when a vehicle in the area drew their attention, ...

The Swan Center Outreach horse sanctuary, located in Castaic, is asking the community to help raise funds towards a new facility by the end of October.  For the last four years, the Swan Center Outreach has been partnering children and adults with horses, offering free and fee-based educational and therapeutic programs around the Santa Clarita Valley.  When Rose Ashley, director ...

One person was detained by deputies Saturday night after they had received reports of an individual pointing a gun at another individual in Castaic. Around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the 28000 block of Greenwood Place in Castaic. “There was an alleged person pointing a gun at another person,” said Lt. Andrew ...

A Castaic brush fire was ignited near the 5 Freeway Monday morning after reports of a fully involved big rig, officials said. UPDATE: 2:05 p.m. — All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway are now open, according to the California Highway Patrol. The brush fire in Castaic, dubbed the Trailer Incident, was reported at about 9:30 a.m. Monday near the northbound ...

A Castaic brush fire broke out Friday afternoon on the 5 Freeway north of Templin Highway, and was held to one acre, officials said. The brush fire, dubbed the Brake Fire, was first reported to firefighters around 12:35 p.m. on the southbound 5 Freeway near Pyramid Lake, said Ian Connley, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. When ...