As Californians continue to follow the “Safer at Home” orders, the California Highway Patrol has seen a decrease in crashes and DUI arrests throughout the state including in Santa Clarita, officials said. With traffic volume down, the number of incidents on California’s roadways, including collisions and arrests for driving under the influence continue to decline, according to CHP officials. “People ...

A 5 Freeway car fire prompted a California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Los Angeles County Fire response Tuesday night, officials said.  Jonathan Nutzati and his brother, Joshua Nutzati, were on their way home to San Francisco from a day of sightseeing in Los Angeles, according to the motorists.  “We were on our way back to San Francisco when our car ...

A 5 Freeway crash sparked a small brush fire Saturday evening in Newhall, officials said. Around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a vehicle fully involved in flames on the southbound 5 Freeway near Lyons Avenue in Newhall, said Jeremy Stafford, dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It sparked a small ...

Santa Clarita commuters should expect a delay on I-5 very early Monday morning due to lane closures. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Caltrans announced all northbound lanes of the I-5 will close Monday, Aug. 7 from 1-4 a.m. in Santa Clarita Closures will be all northbound lanes between highway 14 and ...

Santa Clarita’s night-time commuters might notice some slowing on the freeway in the coming weeks, due to some road construction projects, officials said Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. As lane closures for the roadway rehabilitation project continues on the I-5, construction of a new bridge at LAX will result in ...

As part of a new project to repave multiple lanes on the I-5 throughout the Santa Clarita Valley lower speed limits and lane closures are to be expected. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Starting on Monday night, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will paint new temporary lanes with lower speed ...

A teenager is fighting for her life Friday at Providence Holy Cross after a tragic Interstate 5 collision left her with major injuries. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. California Highway Patrol officers are in the initial stages of investigating this morning’s crash, which they suspect began when a piece of metal ...

Coroner’s officials identified the man who was struck and killed exiting a car on Interstate 5 Saturday morning. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Wenceslao Salguero, 57, of Los Angeles, was struck and killed after the vehicle he was a passenger in was disabled on Interstate 5, just south of the Highway ...

SCV and federal officials are preparing for a storm starting Thursday night by closing a portion of Bouquet Canyon Road, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A section of Bouquet Canyon Road within Angeles National Forest will be closed Thursday, October 27, 2016, at 9 p.m., in advance of this ...

Firefighters extinguished a 2-acre brush fire next to Highway 14 on Sunday night. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The fire was first reported from Highway 14 around 5:58 p.m., according to fire officials, who reported the fire was initially at 1-2 acres as of about 6:15 p.m. The fire has been contained ...