A Baldwin Park man is in custody after he crashed into a 75-year-old woman’s car while he attempted to avoid a spike strip during a high-speed pursuit Tuesday afternoon in Santa Clarita. The high-speed pursuit originally began at 8:33 a.m. Tuesday by Central Division California Highway Patrol (CHP) units north of Los Angeles County, according to officials. CHP officers attempted ...

The fourth fire of the day broke out in the Santa Clarita Valley near Needham Ranch Tuesday afternoon. UPDATE 4:34 p.m.: The northbound and southbound 14 Freeway offramps to Newhall Avenue have been closed by the California Highway Patrol. UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: A civilian is being treated for burns, according to Fire officials. Update 7:11 p.m.: the fire was 70 ...

A brush fire near Jakes Way has broken out and is threatening structures Tuesday afternoon. The brush fire, dubbed the Domino Fire, was first reported around 1:40 p.m. near Jakes Way and Sierra Highway in Canyon County, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire is burning on both sides of the train tracks in heavy ...

A fiery two-car crash caused by a pursuit suspect sparked a brush fire on the 5 Freeway in Stevenson Ranch Tuesday. Around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a crash on the southbound 5 Freeway near Lyons Avenue, said Esteban Benitez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A pursuit suspect from the Bakersfield area crashed, said ...

Firefighters prevented a vehicle fire from spreading to the nearby brush in Sand Canyon Monday morning.  Around 12:05 a.m. Monday, firefighters received reports of a vehicle fire on Sand Canyon and Placerita Canyon Roads in Canyon Country, said Kaitlyn Aldana, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  A brush response was started due to the vehicle fire burning near ...

A brush fire broke out in Newhall early Saturday morning   Around 2:18 a.m. on Saturday emergency responders received reports of a brush fire on Sierra Highway and Newhall Avenue, according to Melanie Flores, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “It was just four acres,” said Flores.  No injuries have been reported.  Do you have a news tip? ...

Firefighters battled a brush fire near the I-5 in Gorman on Sunday. The brush fire was reported at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday south of Smokey Bear Road in Gorman, according to Angeles National Forest officials. Firefighters are assisting LACoFD with a brush fire NB I-5 s/o Quail Lake exit @LACoFDPIO @CHP_Newhall @CaltransDist7 @LosPadresNF pic.twitter.com/UK3ICMc4Ib — Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) July ...

A brush fire broke out in Castaic on Saturday, in the midst of an ongoing heat wave  Around 11:57 on Saturday emergency responders received reports of a brush fire on the 34900 block of Ridge Route Road, according to Maria Grycan, a spokesperson for Division 3 of the Los County Fire Department.  “It’s just a five by five spot with ...

A structure fire spread to surrounding brush in Castaic near Lake Hughes Road on Tuesday evening.  UPDATE (7/13 3:25 p.m.): Angeles National Forest firefighters have declared the Dry Fire 100 percent contained as of Thursday afternoon. “Excellent teamwork from firefighters and law enforcement kept the fire small and away from the community,” read an ANF tweet. UPDATE (7/12 9:00 a.m.): ...

A brush fire broke out near the 5 Freeway north of Castaic Monday afternoon. UPDATE (7/11 – 10:46 a.m.) The northbound 5 Freeway No.4 lane remains closed as of Tuesday morning, allowing the Fire Department to monitor for hot spots, according to California Highway Patrol incident logs. UPDATE (4:42 p.m.) The Vista Fire is 28 acres in size and about ...